Wright v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Mark A. Wright, was convicted by a jury of attempted voluntary manslaughter, a Class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-3 (Burns 1979 Repl.), Ind.Code § 35-41-5-1 (Burns 1979 Repl). He was sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction for a term of fifteen years. His direct appeal to this Court raises the following issues:

1. Whether the state's information filed in this case was improper in that defendant was charged with three separate offenses for the same shooting;

2. Whether the evidence in this case was sufficient to warrant an instruction and also sustain the…