Legal Opinion
Whitten v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided August 27, 1975No. 1073S213PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.
The defendants (appellants) were convicted in a trial by jury of felony murder (robbery), Acts of 1941, ch. 148, §1; Ind. Code §35-13-4-1; Burns § 10-3401. They were both sentenced to life imprisonment. This appeal presents the following issues:
1. Sufficiency of the evidence.
2. Validity of searches of the defendants’ automobile.
3. Legality of cross examination of defendants’ psychiatrist concerning prior criminal acts and police involvement of the defendants.
4. Admissibility into evidence of police “mug” photographs.
5. Correctness of the trial court’s denial of a motion for mistrial following…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- White v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
- Blackburn v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Murphy v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1977
- Thornton Ex Rel. Thornton v. PenderIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
- Pollard v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
- Chatman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1975
- Survance v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
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