HEISER v. STATE

No. 45A03-9202-CR-058.

596 N.E.2d 965 (1992)

James Edward HEISER, Appellant-Defendant below, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff below.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

Rehearing Denied September 3, 1992.

Transfer Denied October 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott L. King, Appellate Public Defender, Crown Point, for appellant-defendant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Richard C. Webster, Deputy Atty. Gen., Office of Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee-plaintiff.


STATON, Judge.

James Heiser was convicted by a jury of Burglary, a Class B felony. On appeal, he raises the sole issue of whether the giving of an instruction on the silence of a defendant violates the Indiana Constitution when one co-defendant asks that it be given and the other objects.

We affirm.

James Heiser and his brother, John, were tried jointly before a jury and both were convicted of burglary. Neither testified during the trial. At the conclusion...

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