Halston Thomas v. State of Indiana

OPINION

FRIEDLANDER, Judge.

Halston Thomas appeals his conviction of Murder, 1 a felony, and Carrying a Handgun Without a License, 2 a class A misdemeanor. Thomas presents the following restated issue for review: Did the trial court err in admitting deposition testimony of a witness who refused to testify at trial and whom Thomas had an opportunity to examine at the deposition?

We affirm.

The facts favorable to the conviction are that late in the morning of November 9, 2009, Andre Drake was visiting a friend, Temia Crossley, who lived in a second-floor apartment in an apartment building located…