Joseph E. Corcoran v. State of Indiana

── Joseph E. Corcoran v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24S-SD-00222 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 10, 2024 Author: Justice Derek Molter Category: Criminal Decision: Dismissed Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter concur. Justice Rush and Justice Goff dissent I. Prior State Court Proceedings A. Corcoran’s Direct Appeal Just over twenty-five years ago, an Allen County jury convicted Joseph Corcoran of four murders. He had been “under stress because his sister’s upcoming marriage would necessitate his moving out of her house,” and “his brother said Corcoran could not move in with him.” Corcoran v. State, 774 N.E.2d 495, 497 (Ind. 2002).