Butler v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 5, 1972

Indiana Court of Appeals · decided 1972-12-05

Cited by 48 later decisions — most recently June 2009 · most notably State v. Bell (1977), Mendez v. State (1977)

48 state decisions

Relies on Graham v. State

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Decided 1972-12-05

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¶1Dissenting Opinion

White, J.

¶2Time does not permit the detailed analysis of the testimony which would demonstrate the State’s failure to prove an unbroken chain of custody. The majority opinion does accurately summarize the evidence, however, and the careful reader can see for himself that the standards of proof established in Graham v. State (1970), 253 Ind. 525, 255 N.E.2d 652, 20 Ind. Dec. 343, have not been met. The conviction should be reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial.

¶3Note. — Reported at 289 N.E.2d 772.