BUCHANAN v. STATE

No. 277S116.

376 N.E.2d 1131 (1978)

Paul T. BUCHANAN, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 16, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dolores Goldman, Merrillville, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Elmer Lloyd Whitmer, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was charged by indictment with first degree murder and murder during the commission of a felony, Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1975), for the death of Robert Schwartz. Following the trial by jury, he was found guilty upon both counts and was sentenced to one term of life imprisonment. This direct appeal presents the following issues:

(1) Whether the trial court erred by admitting into evidence the defendant's signed...

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