Wolfe v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of Murder, Ind. Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1979), in a trial by jury and sentenced to imprisonment for fifty (50) years. His direct appeal raises the following issues:(1)Whether Indiana’s voluntary manslaughter statute unconstitutionally shifts the burden of proving the existence of sudden heat from the State to the accused.(2) Whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence Defendant’s tape recorded statement.(3) Whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a letter purportedly written by Defendant.(4) Whether the trial…