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HOSKINS v. STATE

No. 49S00-0002-CR-132.

737 N.E.2d 383 (2000)

Claude HOSKINS, Defendant-Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

October 30, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin McShane, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorney for Appellant.

Karen M. Freeman-Wilson, Attorney General of Indiana, Eileen Euzen, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorneys for Appellee.

DICKSON, Justice

The defendant, Claude Hoskins, was convicted of murder1 for the July 10, 1998, death of Betty Weir. Rejecting the defendant's claims of trial court error and jury misconduct, we affirm the trial court.

Betty Weir was killed by a single .357 magnum gunshot fired by the defendant in their home.2 He asserted that the shooting was accidental. The defendant first contends that the trial...

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