Bivins v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Gerald W. Bivins, was convicted by a jury of robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, a class B felony. Ind.Code § 35-42-5-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.). He was sentenced to a period of thirteen years in the Indiana Department of Correction. In his direct appeal, he presents the following issues for our review:

1. Whether the trial court erred when it permitted the state to introduce slides containing a hair follicle found in the perpetrator’s automobile and hair samples removed from defendant’s head;

2. Whether the trial court erred when it permitted an expert witness to…