Legal Opinion

Ortiz v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided April 22, 2002No. 71S00-0002-CR-73PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUCKER, Justice.

Case Summary

A jury convicted Hector Ortiz of three counts of Class A felony child molesting, and he pleaded guilty to the status of habitual offender. The trial court sentenced him to an aggregate term of ninety years imprisonment. In this direct appeal, Ortiz raises four issues for review which we rephrase as follows: (1) did the State present sufficient evidence to establish territorial jurisdiction; (2) did the trial court err in failing to instruct the jury on territorial jurisdiction; (8) did the trial court err in denying Ortiz' motion to correct error without first…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. BighumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Commonwealth v. RandallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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  5. Warren v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000

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3Cited by45 opinions

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