Moore v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, John E. Moore, was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder, Ind.Code § 35-1-54-1 (Burns 1975) and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His direct appeal raises the following issues:

1. Whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of a prior assault by defendant upon the victim;

2. Whether the trial court erred in admitting a photograph of the victim into evidence;

3. Whether the trial court erred in refusing to give two of defendant’s tendered instructions on self-defense; and

4. Whether the verdict of the jury is sustained by sufficient evidence.

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