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264 Ind. 547

Buchanan v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 1, 1976

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1976-06-01

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently February 1978

2 state decisions

Relies on Cade v. State

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Decided 1976-06-01

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¶1Concurring Opinion

Hunter, J.

¶2I am in agreement with the majority that the decision by the Court of Appeals be affirmed. However, in my opinion this Court should unequivocally disapprove of the use of the instruction:

“In consideration of the rights of the defendant, do not forget that by each acquittal of a criminal, the safeguards erected by society for its protection are weakened.”

¶3The Court of Appeals in the opinion by Judge Sullivan states in part:

“[W]e are unable to approve the particular instruction before us, in the light of the evidence in this case.”

¶4*548This language modifies the disapproval of this instruction. I believe this Court should expressly and completely reject the use of this instruction in any case by the trial courts of Indiana.

¶5Note. — Reported at 348 N.E.2d 394.

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