Legal Opinion
Gipson v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 9, 1984No. 882S294PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRENTICE, Justice.
Following a trial by jury, the Defendant (Appellant) was convicted on two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, a class D felony, Ind.Code 85-48-4-7 (Burns 1979), Carrying a Handgun without a License, a class A misdemeanor, Ind.Code 35-23-4.1-8 (Burns 1979), and found to be an Habitual Offender, Ind.Code 85-50-2-8 (Burns Supp.1983). He was sentenced to a total of thirty-six (86) years imprisonment.
His direct appeal presents only one issue for review: whether sufficient evidence exists to sustain his conviction.
The record disclosed that on June 10, 1980, at…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Loyd v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
- Lawrence v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
- Luckett v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
- Brown v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by40 opinions
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