PHELAN v. STATE

No. 279S55.

406 N.E.2d 237 (1980)

Clyde Loyd PHELAN, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 26, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce S. Cowen, Deputy Public Defender, Fort Wayne, for appellant.

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


PRENTICE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of two counts of Murder in the First Degree. Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1975). Defendant (Appellant) raises the following issues for our consideration:

(1) Whether the trial court committed reversible error by allowing a court-appointed physician to testify during the State's case in chief.

(2) Whether the Defendant's right against compulsory self-incrimination was violated when court-appointed...

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