Ross v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Tom Ross guilty of murder, a felony, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-42-1-1 (West Supp.1996). The trial court sentenced him to sixty years in prison. In this direct appeal, Ross raises the following issues:

1. Whether the trial court denied Ross a fair and full sentencing hearing when it restricted his oral statement to the court;

2. Whether the trial court erred in refusing to allow defense witness Sherry Williams to testify about a telephone conversation she had with the victim, Paula Ross;

3. Whether the trial court erred in allowing evidence of prior acts of…