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Indiana Supreme Court· 12/30/1997

Timberlake v. State

Citations

  • 690 N.E.2d 243
  • 1997 Ind. LEXIS 247
  • 1997 WL 793448

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 defendant failed to demonstrate that he suffered prejudice due to counsel=s failure to object to various witness statements finding that the evidence was cumulative and innocuous
  • holding that “[e]ven if a trial court errs in a ruling on the admissibility of evidence, we will reverse only if the error is inconsistent with substantial justice” and that the error was harmless
  • observing “[d]uring argument, the prosecutor may argue and comment upon the evidence presented at trial.... A comment based upon uncontradicted evidence is not equivalent to an impermissible comment upon a defendant’s decision not to testify”
  • observing “[d]uring argument, the prosecutor may argue and comment upon the evidence presented at trial. . . . A comment based upon uncontradicted evidence is not equivalent to an impermissible comment upon a defendant’s decision not to testify.”
  • observing “[d]uring argument, the prosecutor may argue and comment upon the evidence presented at trial. . . . A comment based upon uncontradicted evidence is not equivalent to an impermissible comment upon a defendant’s decision not to testify”
  • observing “[d]uring argument, the prosecutor may argue and comment upon the evidence presented at trial. . . . A comment based upon uncontradicted evidence is not equivalent to an impermissible comment upon a defendant’s decision not to testify”

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Judges: Selby, Shepard, Dickson, Sullivan, Boehm

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