Phillips v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

Following a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of murdering Bernard Smith and was sentenced to forty-five years in prison. - In his direct appeal, appellant raises numerous allegations of error, which have been rearranged and consolidated into the following eight:

1. The trial court erred by refusing to declare that the Indiana Constitution, Article 1, § 17, and L.C. 85-88-8-2, which provide that murder is not a bailable offense where the proof is evident and the presumption strong, violate the federal Constitution, and by refusing to let him to bail pending trial.

2. The…