Beatty v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant, Stan Richard Beatty, was convicted of three counts of kidnapping, a Class A felony, Ind.Code § 85-42-38-2; three counts of criminal recklessness, a Class D felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-2-2; and one count of carrying a handgun without a license, Ind.Code § 85-47-2~1, as a Class A misdemeanor, Ind.Code § 85-47-2-23. In this direct appeal, he raises four issues:

1. the admissibility of statements regarding criminal history;

2. the granting of a recess to permit a witness to listen to a tape recording;

3. the constitutionality of his sentence; and

4. the sufficiency of…