Heiman v. Indiana

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is a direct appeal following conviction by a jury of the offense of armed robbery, a class B felony, and theft, a class D felony. Appellant received concurrent sentences of 15 years and 2 years respectively.

There are two issues presented for review: (1) whether the trial court erred in denying appellant’s pre-trial motion to suppress identification testimony; and (2) whether a separate or independent basis existed to allow direct in-court testimony identifying appellant as the assailant.

These are the facts from the record which tend to support the determination of…