SHEPARD, Justice.
Appellant Frederick Von Almen was accused of fatally shooting a Valparaiso woman after breaking into her home on September 4, 1983. Von Almen raised the defense of insanity at his subsequent jury trial. He was convicted of murder, Ind. Code 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1985 Repl.), and sentenced to a term of sixty years imprisonment.
In this direct appeal, Von Almen raises four issues:
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