Corder v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

Defendant, Daniel Scott Corder, was con-viected by a jury of murder, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.), and of attempted murder, a Class A felony, Ind. Code § 85-41-5-1 (Burns 1979 Repl). Defendant received consecutive terms of fifty-five and forty-five years. In this direct appeal, defendant raised ten issues, which we have combined into eight:

1. Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions;

2. Whether the sentence imposed was cruel and unusual punishment;

3. Whether the trial court erred in denying a request by defendant's attorney to withdraw his…