Reid v. State

Defendant (Appellant) was charged with First Degree Murder, Ind. Code (Burns 1975) 35-13-4-1, accomplished with a handgun. Over an alibi defense, he was convicted of Second Degree Murder, Ind. Code (Burns 1975) *55835-1-54-1, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal presents the following issues:(1) Whether the trial court erred by admitting testimony concerning the results of a chemical test used to detect metal traces.(2) Whether the court erred by permitting a State’s witness to testify as an expert, over a defense objection that he was not qualified as such.(3) Whether the court erred…