Whatley v. State

OPINION

BROWN, Judge.

James Whatley appeals his conviction for murder. 1 Whatley raises two issues, which we restate as:

I. Whether the trial court's admission of testimony that Whatley had been using drugs and visited Relax Inn to deliver drugs constituted fundamental error; and

II. Whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain his conviction.

We affirm.

The facts most favorable to Whatley's conviction follow. Whatley and his girlfriend Debra Bigham periodically visited Relax Inn in Indianapolis-together or separately-to use or obtain drugs. Big-ham visited the motel occasionally for prostitution…