SIMS v. STATE

No. 1182S450.

466 N.E.2d 24 (1984)

Jerry E. SIMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Surbeck, Jr., Deputy Public Defender, Fort Wayne, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Latriealle Wheat, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


DeBRULER, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from convictions of murder, Ind. Code § 35-42-1-1(2), and burglary, a class A felony, Ind. Code § 35-43-2-1. The case was tried before a jury. Appellant was sentenced to a term of fifty years.

Appellant raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in giving State's "mere subsidiary evidence" instruction; and (2) whether there is evidence sufficient...

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