DAWSON v. STATE

No. 2-574A106.

324 N.E.2d 839 (1975)

Eugene DAWSON, Defendant-Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. McNamar, Steers, Klee, Sullivan, McNamar & Rogers, Indianapolis, for defendant-appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., G. Philip Duckwall, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for plaintiff-appellee.


GARRARD, Judge.

Defendant, Dawson, appeals from a conviction of First Degree Arson after trial by jury.

The facts favoring the verdict may be summarized in the following manner.

On January 7, 1972, a fire consumed the top floor of the Indianapolis Downtown Hilton Hotel. Investigations conducted by Lt. Miller of the Indianapolis Fire Department, Arson Division, led him to the home of Dawson, a hotel employee. Lt. Miller's suspicions were aroused by...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases