Davidson v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-appellant, Brian Davidson, was convicted of Murder, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns Repl.1979), at the conclusion of a jury trial in Lake Superior Court on April 3,1980. Davidson was sentenced to a term of thirty (30) years imprisonment. He now appeals.

Defendant raises four errors on appeal, concerning: 1) whether the trial court erred in not allowing the defense to question a juvenile witness about his past delinquent activity; 2) whether the trial court erred in allowing impeachment of the defendant through use of his pre-arrest silence; 3) whether there was…