Maxie v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a conviction of robbery, a class B felony 1.0. § 35-42-5-1. The case was tried before a jury. Appellant received a seventeen year sentence.

He raises five issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss; (2) whether the trial court erred in permitting the jury to take notes during the trial; (8) whether the trial court erred in permitting the jury to take the written instructions into the jury room; (4) whether trial court erred in responding to a jury inquiry during deliberations with a written note informing…