McManus v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Paul F. McManus, was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to commit a felony, to-wit: burglary of a dwelling, a class B felony, Ind.Code §§ 35-41-5-2 and 35-43-2-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.). He was sentenced to a term of sixteen years’ imprisonment. This direct appeal raises the following four issues:

1. Whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence two tape recorded conversations between defendant and a witness, Thomas Hape;

2. Whether the trial court erred in allowing the state to call Lola Gagnon as a rebuttal witness;

3. Whether the evidence was sufficient to…