Vasquez v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted, following a trial by jury, of two counts of Murder, - Ind.Code § 85-42-1-1 (Burns 1979), and three counts of Attempted Murder, Ind.Code § 85-41-5-1; § 85-42-1-1 (Burns 1979), and sentenced to five concurrent terms of imprisonment, the longest of which is fifty (50) years. This direct appeal presents the following issues:(1) Whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence statements Defendant made to police officers while in custody.(2) Whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence non-expert opinion testimony on the…