Bonner v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of Murder in the Perpetration of a Felony, to-wit: Burglary, and First Degree Murder, Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1975). He was sentenced to life imprisonment upon the Felony Murder conviction. In this direct appeal," he raises four issues:(1) Whether the trial court erred in admitting two photographs of the decedent’s body into evidence.(2) Whether the trial court erred in giving the State’s instruction on self-defense.(3) Whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the verdicts.(4) Whether the trial court erred in refusing to sentence the…