LAKE v. STATE

No. 575S128.

340 N.E.2d 789 (1976)

Sam Earl LAKE, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 28, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Stanley, South Bend, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Lawrence B. O'Connell, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


HUNTER, Justice.

Defendant-appellant Lake was indicted in two counts for possession and delivery of a controlled substance (heroin). Defendant was tried by jury, convicted on both counts, sentenced to a determinate period of twenty years and fined $2,000. His motion to correct errors was overruled and he appeals. At the heart of this appeal are statements made by prosecutor during closing argument, which appellant contends...

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