Robinson v. State

Defendant (Appellant) was charged with first degree murder, Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1975), convicted in a trial by jury of second degree murder, Ind. Code § 35-1-54-1 (Burns 1975) and sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal presents the following issues:(1) Whether, as a matter of law, the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to sustain the verdict and- more specifically, whether the testimony of the sole eyewitness was sufficiently reliable to identify the defendant as the assailant.(2) Whether a knife admitted into evidence over objection was relevant to the determination of…