FLOYD v. STATE

Nos. 49S02-9412-PC-1282, 45S03-9412-PC-1283.

650 N.E.2d 28 (1994)

Anthony FLOYD, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff. Corinthian Manley, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. Wallace D. Briscoe, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff. John W. Dearman, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. Wilbert Hatcher, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff. Donald Marlett, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. Steven Roby, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 30, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace D. Briscoe, Plainfield, pro se.

Robert C. Perry, Indianapolis, for John W. Dearman.

Anthony Floyd, Westville, pro se.

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, John T. Ribble, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for Wilbert Hatcher.

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, Stephen T. Owens, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for Corinthian Manley.

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, Jodi Uebelhack, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for Donald Marlett.

Steven Roby, Michigan City, pro se.

Pamela F. Carter, Atty. Gen., Geoff Davis, Dana Childress-Jones, Joseph F. Pieters, Deputy Atty. Gen., Suzann Weber Lupton, Deputy Attys. Gen., for the state.


ON PETITIONS TO TRANSFER

SULLIVAN, Justice.

We address several issues concerning the authority of a court officer to enter a final appealable order and the way in which reviewing courts should handle challenges to such an officer's authority on appeal. In doing so, we comment on the failure of trial courts validly to appoint judges pro tempore and attempt to resolve several divisions that have emerged in the Court of Appeals.

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