CARTER v. STATE

No. 784S296.

501 N.E.2d 439 (1986)

Charles CARTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Manich, Merrillville, for appellant.

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


DeBRULER, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a conviction of dealing in cocaine, a class B felony, I.C. § 35-48-4-1 and I.C. § 35-48-2-6. A jury tried the case. Appellant received a seventeen year sentence.

Appellant raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in conducting the trial in his absence without first obtaining an express waiver of his right to be present at trial; and (2) whether the trial court erred in admitting...

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