Carlyle v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-appellant James Carlyle was convicted of murder, Ind.Code § 35-42-1 — 1 (Burns Repl. 1979), at the conclusion of a jury trial in Vigo Circuit Court on March 31, 1980. The trial court sentenced Carlyle to forty (40) years in prison. His conviction and sentence is the subject of this appeal.

Appellant raises five issues for review, concerning: 1) whether the trial court erred in permitting the testimony of appellant’s wife, Diana Carlyle; 2) whether the trial court erred in permitting improper cross-examination of the appellant; 3) whether the trial court erred in…