REIGHARD v. STATE

No. 982S354.

457 N.E.2d 557 (1984)

Lewis C. REIGHARD, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cole G. Banks, Evansville, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Lisa M. Paunicka, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Lewis C. Reighard, was found by a jury to be guilty of the offense of attempted murder, a Class A felony, Ind. Code §§ 35-41-5-1, 35-42-1-1(1) (Burns 1979 Repl.), but was also found to be mentally ill. He was sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction for a term of twenty years. He raises the following two issues in this direct appeal:

1. Whether the trial court erred in refusing to give one of defendant's tendered...

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