Young v. State

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted in a trial by jury and over a plea of insanity, of murder in the first degree (Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1). The issues presented do not necessitate a recital of the evidence disclosing the commission of the crime and are as follows:(1) Did the trial court commit reversible error in denying the defendant’s in-trial motion for a continuance?(2) Was the evidence sufficient to sustain a finding, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant was sane at the time he shot and killed the victim?

ISSUE I

Following the filing of his insanity plea, the defendant, a pauper,…