FAUGHT v. STATE

No. 778S136.

390 N.E.2d 1011 (1979)

Dennis Ray FAUGHT, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 22, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Brinkmeyer and Jack N. Van-Stone, Evansville, for appellant.

Theo. L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Michael Gene Worden, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


HUNTER, Justice.

Defendant, Dennis Faught, was convicted by a jury of two counts of murder in the first degree, Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1975), and was sentenced to two concurrent life sentences. He now appeals raising the following issues:

1. Whether the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion for a mistrial which alleged prejudicial remarks by the judge in the jury's presence and whether defendant was denied a fair trial thereby;

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