Ashford v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Jesse C. Ashford, was convicted by a jury of murder, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.) and was sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction for a period of thirty-five years. He raises the following four issues in this direct appeal:

1. Whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain the conviction and rebut the claim of self-defense;

2. Whether certain actions by the prosecution amounted to misconduct and constituted reversible error;

8. Whether the trial court erred in admitting hearsay statements related by the victim's sister; and

4. Whether there…