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Sturgeon v. State

Citations

  • 575 N.E.2d 679
  • 1991 Ind. App. LEXIS 1285
  • 1991 WL 147044

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  • unable to hold error' harmless where evidence of Sturgeon’s “appearance of intoxication” was inconclusive and conflicting
  • “General instructions on the State’s burden of persuasion and the defendant’s presumption of innocence are not inconsistent with the burden-shifting presumption and therefore do nothing to lessen the harm.”

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Judges: Robertson, Shields, Barteau

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