ROBINSON v. STATE

No. 783S269.

486 N.E.2d 986 (1985)

Samuel ROBINSON, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender of Indiana, C.H. Gardner, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Michael B. Murphy, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Samuel Robinson was found guilty but mentally ill of murder by a jury on January 13, 1983, in the Elkhart Superior Court. He subsequently was sentenced to a term of thirty (30) years by the trial judge, who also recommended he be transferred to a psychiatric institution.

Three issues are presented for our consideration in this direct appeal:

1. denial of Appellant's motion to suppress;

2. sufficiency of...

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