Legal Opinion

Bell v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided October 21, 1964No. 30,454Published

1Opinion of the CourtAchor, C. J.

Appellant was charged with the crime of robbery and convicted by the Criminal Court of Marion County, Division #2. He was accordingly sentenced to 10 to 25 years’ imprisonment.

The sole question presented to this court is whether or not there was sufficient evidence to sustain the finding of the trial court. Basically, it is appellant’s contention that his identification by the prosecuting witness was equivocal and that the testimony of his alibi witness was uncontradicted therefore leaving the identification of the appellant without support of sufficient evidence.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. TorphyIndiana Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Yarber v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Lander v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Schweigel v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Fletcher v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1949

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