Whipple v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

Following a jury trial, defendant Dale A. Whipple was found guilty but mentally ill on two counts of murder, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1, and was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment of 40 years and 30 years. In this direct appeal, defendant raises five issues for review:

1. whether the trial court erred in refusing defendant's proposed self-defense instructions;

2. whether the trial court erred in admitting defendant's tape-recorded statements allegedly taken in violation of the defendant's Fifth Amendment rights and Indiana's juvenile waiver statute;

3. whether the trial…