Wofford v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Samuel D. Wofford, was convicted by a jury of murder, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1979), and was sentenced to forty years’ imprisonment. His direct appeal raises the following issues:

1. Whether the defendant was denied a fair trial due to improper remarks of the deputy prosecutor;

2. Whether the admission of certain photographs and certain testimony was reversible error;

3. Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the jury’s verdict; and

4. Whether it was error to allow the alternate juror and the instructions to be sent to the jury room.

A summary of the…