264 Ind. 547

Henry Thomas Buchanan v. State of Indiana.

[No. 576S157.

Filed June 1, 1976.]

Harriette Bailey Conn [Mrs.], Public Defender of Indiana, Etigene C. Hollander, Deputy Public Defender, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Attorney General, Wesley T. Wilson, Deputy Attorney General, for appellee.

Concurring Opinion

Hunter, J.

I 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.”

The 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.”

*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.

Note. — Reported at 348 N.E.2d 394.

Buchanan v. State
264 Ind. 547

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Buchanan v. State
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Jun 1, 1976
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264 Ind. 547

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