Beal v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Joner Beal, Jr., was found guilty by a jury in the Elkhart Superior Court of conspiracy to commit arson, a class B felony. He was sentenced to a term of thirteen years imprisonment. He now directly appeals and presents for our review the following five issues:

1. denial of Appellant's Motion for Mistrial;

2. denial of Appellant's Motion for Severance, Motion for Continuance and Motion in Limine;

8. sufficiency of the evidence;

4, alleged error in the State's order of proof; and

5. alleged error of certain final instructions.

The facts appear to be as follows.…