Skip to main content

Lopez v. State

Citations

  • 527 N.E.2d 1119
  • 1988 Ind. LEXIS 248
  • 1988 WL 92675

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the best evidence rule was inapplicable where a witness was asked to relate the contents of a recorded Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision 19A-MI-954 | October 23, 2019 Page 7 of 11 telephone call in which he was a participant
  • during argument, counsel must not imply a superior personal knowledge of either guilt or innocence that could induce the jury to decide the case on matters outside the evidence
  • “Generally, proof that a juror was biased against the defendant or lied on voir dire entitles the defendant to a new trial.”
  • best evidence rule will not bar a witness’s testimony relating the contents of a recorded conversation

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: DeBRULER, Dickson, Givan, Issue, Pivarnik, Shepard, Xiii

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

106 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

52 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases with this name

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.