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Campbell v. State

Citations

  • 500 N.E.2d 174
  • 1986 Ind. LEXIS 1445

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  • holding that where an eyewitness saw the victim beaten and held underwater, and the victim had not been seen since the attack, there was sufficient proof of death by criminal means
  • deciding issue without reference to extra considerations when removal happened during presentation of evidence
  • fact that Franklin County sheriffs had investigated crime was relevant to proving venue in Franklin County
  • “The production of the victim’s body is not required in a murder prosecution if circumstantial evidence shows that death did occur.” (citing Stocking v. State, 7 Ind. 259, 7 Ind. 326 (1855)); Hurley v. State, 60 Md. App. 539, 483 A.2d 1298, 1304 (1984) (collecting cases

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Judges: DeBRULER, Dickson, Givan, Pivar-Nik, Shepard

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