LAWSON v. STATE

No. 277S59.

373 N.E.2d 128 (1978)

Shirley A. LAWSON, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 3, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harriette Bailey Conn, Public Defender, Eugene C. Hollander, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant.

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


PRENTICE, Justice.

After trial by jury, the defendant (appellant) was convicted of Second Degree Murder, Ind. Code § 35-1-54-1 (Burns 1975), and was sentenced to life imprisonment. This belated appeal, pursuant to Ind.R.P.C. 2, presents the following issues:

(1) Whether the verdict is sustained by sufficient evidence.

(2) Whether the trial court erred in admitting a knife into evidence over Defendant's objection that it lacked relevance.

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