SKINNER v. STATE

No. 478S63.

383 N.E.2d 307 (1978)

Ronald SKINNER, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Quirk, Public Defender, Muncie, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Kenneth R. Stamm, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


PRENTICE, Justice.

Following a trial by jury, the defendant (appellant) was convicted of the commission of a felony (robbery) while armed. Ind. Code § 35-12-1-1 (Burns 1975). He was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. His appeal presents the following assignments of error:

(1) The ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

(2) The giving of a final instruction relating to defendant's having absented himself from a portion of the trial.

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