MUSIC v. STATE

No. 682S223.

448 N.E.2d 1082 (1983)

John Marvin MUSIC, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

May 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Ireland, North Manchester, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Carmen L. Quintana, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted, after trial by jury, of Armed Robbery, Ind. Code § 35-42-5-1 (Burns 1979) and sentenced to sixteen (16) years imprisonment. This direct appeal presents the following issues:

(1) Whether the trial court, after admonishing the jury to disregard a witness' reference to a polygraph examination, erred by not explaining to the jury, at that time, that polygraph evidence is not admissible due to its unreliability...

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