Musick v. State

Appellant was charged in a single count indictment with first degree murder. Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1975). He was tried by jury before the Honorable Andrew Jacobs, Sr., Special Judge 1 , found guilty as charged, and received a sentence of life imprisonment.

Appellant was convicted of murdering Ms former wife Sharon Musick. Mrs. Musick was shot and killed in the parking lot of a suburban shopping center before a half dozen witnesses, at least five of whom identified appellant at trial as her assailant.

On appeal, appellant first claims that the trial court erred in admitting State’s…