Legal Opinion
State v. Plaspohl
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided April 14, 1959No. 29,632PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAchor, J.
Appellee was charged with reckless homicide and at the conclusion of the presentation of evidence by the state appellee moved for a directed verdict. The court sustained the motion and accordingly, by its instruction No. 11, directed a verdict for the appellee.
The case is before us on a reserved question of law only, based upon an instruction given by the court. The trial court, in giving its Instruction No. 11 for a directed verdict, in effect, stated that the appellee Plaspohl could not be guilty of reckless homicide by reason of Stepp’s death, because of the fact that Stepp, himself,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
- State v. PhelpsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
- Broxton v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1936
- Fox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
- State v. HanahanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1918
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. FarnerTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
- People v. TimsMichigan Supreme Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. AtencioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
- United States v. Narkey Keval TerryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- Pollard v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
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