Smith v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant, Gregory P. Smith, was convicted by a Tippecanoe County jury of murder. The trial court sentenced him to thirty-eight (88) years imprisonment. In this direct appeal, Appellant raises the following issues for our review:

1) whether the trial court erred in refusing Appellant's tendered final instructions 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9;

2) whether the trial court erred in giving final instruction C-11, 4, and 9;

8) whether the trial court erred in excluding testimony concerning whether the victim was under the influence of drugs at the time he was shot; and

4) whether…