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Gunn v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided August 3, 1977No. 2-1075A262PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRobertson, C. J.

James Gunn, Jr. (Gunn) was charged by indictment with murder in the first degree. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of involuntary manslaughter, and he was sentenced to the custody of the Indiana Department of Corrections for a term of one to ten years. Following the overruling of his motion to correct errors, he perfected this appeal.

We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The evidence describing the events of the early morning of Friday, November 3, 1973, is generally uncontradicted.

Soon after Gunn met Henrietta Jackson (Jackson) in April, 1973, they were in love. Three weeks before the…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Patterson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1975
  2. ANTROBUS v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Hamilton Fire Insurance v. GregerNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
  4. Commonwealth v. PavillardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  5. King v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. LeidholmNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
  2. State v. BurrissSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
  3. State v. WatkinsWisconsin Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Smith v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Smith v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980

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