SAMEK v. STATE

No. 56A03-9706-CR-214.

688 N.E.2d 1286 (1997)

Steve SAMEK, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied February 19, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony B. Ratliff, Randle Ratliff & Ratliff, Rensselaer, for Appellant-Defendant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General, Priscilla J. Fossum, Deputy Attorney General, for Appellee-Plaintiff.


OPINION

GARRARD, Judge.

Steve Samek ("Samek") appeals his convictions for burglary and theft, claiming that the State's failure to preserve an audio taped confession violated his due process rights.

We affirm.

FACTS

On May 22, 1997, tools were stolen from the toolshed of Robert Churchill. Tire tracks from a three-wheeled vehicle led from the toolshed onto Samek's property. Based upon this evidence, the Indiana State Police obtained...

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