Lane v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

John R. Lane, Jr., was convicted by a jury of two counts of robbery, a class B felony. Ind.Code § 35-42-5-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.). He was sentenced to concurrent terms of fifteen years with the Indiana Department of Corrections. In his direct appeal, he presents the following issues for our review:

1. Whether the trial court erred when it refused to grant defendant’s motion for mistrial based on the alleged improperly tainted jury;

2. Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the verdicts; and

3. Whether the trial court erred when it sentenced defendant upon two counts of…