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ROGERS v. STATE

No. 478S69.

383 N.E.2d 1035 (1979)

Octavia ROGERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 3, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon Lobdell, Merrillville, for appellant.

Theo. L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Rollin E. Thompson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Octavia Rogers, was tried by jury and found guilty of first-degree murder. The jury sentenced her to life imprisonment. The trial court changed the sentence to twenty years' imprisonment. The defendant appeals and presents three issues for our review:

1. Did the trial court err in denying defendant's motion for a directed verdict?

2. Did the trial court err in admitting into evidence a post-mortem photograph of the deceased...

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