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PIERCE v. STATE

No. 42S00-9706-CR-353.

705 N.E.2d 173 (1998)

Dewayne E. PIERCE, Appellant (Defendant Below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 15, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry J. McGaughey, Vincennes, for Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General, Suzann Weber Lupton, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Appellee.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Dewayne Pierce guilty of murder. The trial court sentenced him to sixty-five years. In this direct appeal, Pierce raises two issues:

1. Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction; and

2. Whether the trial court erred by admitting over Pierce's hearsay objection three letters written by the victim removed.

Facts

Shortly before 6 a.m. on December 6, 1995, Dewayne Pierce...

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