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MELENDEZ v. STATE

No. 45S00-8602-CR-191.

511 N.E.2d 454 (1987)

Rafael MELENDEZ, Appellant (Defendant below) v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

August 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Garrett, Public Appellate Defender, Crown Point, for appellant.

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

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Following a trial by jury, appellant Rafael Melendez was convicted of murder, Ind. Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1984 Supp.). The court sentenced him to forty years in prison. He raises three issues on direct appeal:

1) Whether the trial court erred in admitting two photographs of the victim which showed incisions and sutures made in an attempt to save the victim's life; 2) Whether the trial court erred in instructing the...

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