Schmitt v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

In this direct appeal, appellant Erick Schmitt claims the trial court erred in admitting Schmitt’s confession into evidence over allegations that the police offered leniency in exchange for his statement.

A jury found Schmitt guilty of reckless homicide, a class C felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-5; felony murder, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1; robbery, a class A felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-5-1; and attempted murder, a class A felony, Ind.Code § 35-41-5-1. The trial court sentenced him to seventy-five years.

Statement of the Facts

On the night of March 10, 1998, Erick Schmitt and two…