Stuck v. State

The appellant was charged by indictment with the crime of first degree murder. Trial by jury resulted in a conviction of murder in the second degree and appellant was sentenced to the Indiana State Prison for life.

Several issues are raised on appeal as grounds for reversal. Appellant contends the verdict is not sustained by sufficient evidence and is therefore contrary to law; he assigns as error the trial court’s overruling of his motion entitled A Plea in Abatement, Motion to Suppress Evidence and Motion for Discharge of Defendant and, its failure to sustain his motion for a directed…