Norris v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Appellant James R. Norris was convicted by a jury in the Rush Circuit Court on March 23, 1976, of theft, Ind.Code (Burns 1975) § 35-17 — 5—3, and of being a habitual criminal, Ind.Code (Burns 1975) § 35-8-8-1. He received an indeterminate sentence of one to ten years on the theft count and a life sentence on the habitual criminal count.

Appellant raises nine issues for our consideration, concerning:(1) whether the trial court erred in overruling defendant’s motion for examination by a psychiatrist of his own choosing;(2) whether the trial court erred in overruling defendant’s…