Yerden v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Russell Yerden appeals his convictions of attempted robbery, a class B felony, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-42-5-1 (West 1986); attempted murder, a class A felony, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-41-5-1 (a) (West 1986); robbery, a class A felony, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-42-5-1 (West 1986), and murder, a felony, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-42-1-1 (West Supp.1996). He presents the following issues:

I. Whether the trial court erred in denying Yerden’s motion to suppress an oral statement he made while in custody;

II. Whether the jury instruction on attempted murder was fundamental error;

III. Whether…