Carter v. State

An indictment charging Wayne Preston Carter, the defendant, with first degree murder was presented to the Vanderburgh Circuit Court. A trial was had before a jury which returned a verdict of guilty of first degree murder and the defendant was given a life sentence. The defendant now appeals raising the following issues:

I. Whether a witness’s prior statement was properly admitted and whether the instructions relating to prior statements were properly given;

II. Whether a witness’s in-court identification of the defendant was tainted; and

III. Whether the court’s instruction on the concept of…