PHILLIPS v. STATE

No. 12S00-9508-CR-1021.

673 N.E.2d 1200 (1996)

Steven L. PHILLIPS, Appellant (Defendant Below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Dvorak, Hahn, Walz, Knepp and Dvorak, South Bend, for Appellant.

Pamela Carter, Attorney General of Indiana and Carol A. Nemeth, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Appellee.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Steven Phillips guilty of murder, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-42-1-1 (West Supp.1996). The trial court sentenced him to sixty years in prison. In this direct appeal, Phillips raises two issues:

1. Whether Phillips made a knowing and intelligent waiver of his state constitutional right to be heard by himself at trial; and

2. Whether the admission of statements made by a non testifying co-defendant was in violation...

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