Birch v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
January 2019
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Whitehead v. Indiana · Stark v. State · Miller v. State · Jackson v. State · Parsley v. State
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“His contention is clearly without merit. Aggravation by reason of resulting injury does not depend upon when a crime begins or ends, but rather depends upon the causation of the injury. Indiana Code § 35-42-5-1 states that robbery is "a Class A felony if it results in serious bodily injury to any person other than a defendant." Regardless of the intent of the perpetrator, if the injury occurs as a consequence of the conduct of the accused, the offense is regarded as a Class A felony. Stark v. State (1986), Ind., 489 N.E.2d 43 . The injuries here resulted from the victim's escape from the robbers; but for the robbery, there clearly would have been no injury. The evidence was sufficient to support the conviction of robbery as a Class A felony.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[s]ince the victim's serious bodily injury was the result of the attempted rape and not the robbery, defendant could not be convicted of robbery as a Class A felony.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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