Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowAn Indiana Court of Appeals panel of judges travels to Terre Haute Thursday for arguments in a robbery case out of Vanderburgh County. Chief Judge John G. Baker and Judges Terry A. Crone and Cale A. Bradford will hear arguments in William Cornett v. State, 82A01-0803-CR-130, in which Cornett was convicted of Class B felony robbery for robbing a convenience store employee at gunpoint. The employee contacted police and provided a description of the suspect and his vehicle. The employee identified Cornett in a second photo array.
Cornett raises four issues on appeal: the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial; the trial court engaged in impermissible communication with the jury without consulting trial counsel first; the trial court abused its discretion in admitting a videotape of the robbery; and the trial court failed to properly instruct the jury on the definition of a deadly weapon and the jury had the right to decide the law and the facts.
Arguments begin at 1 p.m. in the auditorium at Terre Haute South High School.
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.