Legal Opinion
Burris v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided November 4, 1994No. 49S00-9203-DP-187PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIVAN, Justice.
Appellant was convicted of Felony Murder in January of 1981. At that time, the jury recommended the death penalty and the trial court followed the jury recommendation. This Court affirmed the trial court on direct appeal. Burris v. State (1984), Ind., 465 N.E.2d 171, cert. denied, (1985), 469 U.S. 1132, 105 S.Ct. 816, 83 L.Ed.2d 809. Subsequently, appellant filed a petition for post-conviction relief in the trial court. That petition was denied; however, on appeal, this Court reversed in part, holding that defense counsel did not adequately represent appellant during the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Walton v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Cargle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
- Conner v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
- Gary Burris v. Al C. Parke, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison, and Pamela Carter, Attorney General of the State of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Wisehart v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
- Wilkes v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2009
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