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FORTE v. STATE

No. 49S00-0012-CR-784.

759 N.E.2d 206 (2001)

Damon FORTE, Appellant (Defendant Below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 11, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine A. Cornelius, Marion County Public Defenders Office, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorney for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Ellen H. Meilaender, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorneys for Appellee.

BOEHM, Justice.

Damon Forte was convicted of felony murder and sentenced to sixty years imprisonment. In this direct appeal, Forte contends he was denied a fair trial because (1) he was improperly restrained with leg shackles during the trial, and (2) the trial court erred in denying one of Forte's tendered jury instructions. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Factual and Procedural Background

In the wee hours of December 4, 1998, Damon Forte...

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