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- Title: Itt Cannon Electric v. Brady
- Author : Court of Appeals of Indiana
- Release Date : January 13, 1967
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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James Patton had been drinking. When he approached the outside door of his rooming house in the early morning hours, he could not find his key and started pounding on the door. Several roomers inside were awakened. Zollie Arline came to the door and opened it for James Patton. There was an immediate exchange of words and an argument. James Patton allegedly pulled a pocketknife and cut Zollie Arline on the side of his face. Zollie Arline knocked James Patton to the floor. James Patton was taken to his bedroom by another roomer and Zollie Arline went to the kitchen. Later, Zollie Arline struck James Patton on the head with a "two by four." James Patton died in the hospital as a result of this blow to the head. Zollie Arline was indicted for second degree murder and tried before a jury. During the trial, the prosecutor exaggerated the absence of any pocketknife in his questioning of several state witnesses. Zollie Arlines defense counsel had filed a motion to produce which was granted The pocketknife was not turned over to the defense by the prosecutor. The knife had been found by a nurse in the pocket of James Patton at the hospital, and she had turned it over to the police. The knife was delivered to the prosecutor by the police before trial. The prosecutor, knowing of the existence of the knife, made an issue of its