Houston v. State

730 N.E.2d 1247 (2000)

Anthony L. HOUSTON, Defendant-Appellant,

v.

STATE of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

No. 49S00-9901-CR-00061.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 30, 2000.

Kurt A. Young, Nashville, Indiana, Attorney for Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General of Indiana, Sarah E. Freeman, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorneys for Appellee.

DICKSON, Justice

The defendant-appellant, Anthony L. Houston, and his co-defendant, Engai Maul,[1] were convicted of the June 9, 1997, murder[2] of Damon Simpson. Houston was also adjudicated a habitual offender. Houston appeals, claiming…