Underhill v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Edward Lee Underhill, was convicted by a jury of escape while armed with a deadly weapon, a class C felony, Ind.Code § 35-44-3-5 (Burns 1979 Repl.), and of being an habitual offender, Ind.Code § 35-50-2-8 (Burns 1979 Repl.). He was sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction for consecutive terms of eight and thirty years. In his direct appeal, he raises the following issues for our review:

1. Whether the trial court erred when it overruled defendant’s motion for a change of venue based on pretrial publicity;

2. Whether the trial court erred when it failed…