Carman v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was tried by jury and convicted of robbery as a class B felony, Ind.Code § 35 — 42-5-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.). He was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of twenty (20) years. His direct appeal presents the following issues:(1) Whether the trial court erred when it overruled Defendant’s motion for a mistrial predicated upon the judge’s error in stating to prospective jurors, during voir dire, that they were not the judges of the law.(2) Whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence, over timely objection, a hammer found at the scene of the…