Tolbert v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

The defendant (appellant) was charged with First Degree Murder, Ind.Code § 35-13^4-1 (Burns 1975). Following trial by jury, he was convicted of Second Degree Murder, Ind.Code § 35-1-54-1 (Burns 1975), and sentenced to imprisonment for life. On appeal, he presents the following issues:(1) Whether the trial court erred in denying a motion to require production of a deputy prosecutor’s notes.(2) Whether the trial court erred in refusing to appoint psychiatrists for the purpose of determining the sanity of a State’s witness.(3) Whether the defendant was denied his Sixth…