SHAFFER v. STATE

No. 1281S372.

449 N.E.2d 1074 (1983)

Ruben Alonzo SHAFFER, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied September 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Shaw, Smith, Shaw & Wilhoite, Connersville, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Stephan E. Wolter, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted, after trial by jury, of Inducing Murder, Ind. Code § 35-41-2-4; § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1979), and sentenced to sixty (60) years imprisonment. This direct appeal presents an issue which compels us to grant a new trial.

The jury commenced deliberations at 11:15 a.m. At 2:30 p.m. it requested to hear the tapes of the testimony of witnesses, Harold Claiborne, the Defendant, Milton Patterson, and Kevin...

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