SMOOTE v. STATE

No. 49S00-9610-CR-00631.

708 N.E.2d 1 (1999)

Derrick L. SMOOTE, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 17, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Howe, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General of Indiana, Carol A. Nemeth, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant Derrick Smoote was convicted of robbing a bank and of murdering an acquaintance. He argues that he should have been tried separately on the murder charge from the robbery charge. He also contests the admissibility of certain evidence and the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the murder conviction. Finding that he was not entitled to severance of the charges and his other claims unavailing...

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