Legal Opinion

Benavides v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 19, 2004No. 18A02-0304-CR-352PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

Robert P. Benavides appeals his convie-tions for burglary, two counts of robbery, and two counts of criminal confinement for his role in the robbery of Jason Smith and Crystal Mullis. Although the audiotape of the 911 call, which captured the crime in progress, contained inaudible portions, the tape was nevertheless admissible because it showed that a robbery occurred, contradicting Benavides' version of events. Because the confinement of Crystal was more extensive than that necessary to commit the robbery, Benavides' convictions for the robbery and…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Spivey v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Krise v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Hopkins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Lamar v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Carpenter v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Lee v. HamiltonIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. Williams v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
  3. Mitzy J. Romero v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2019
  4. Andrew J. Lessing v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2015

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