Battle v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Richard Earl Battle, was convicted by a jury of felony-murder, Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1975), and conspiracy to commit robbery, Ind. Code § 35-1-111-1 (Burns 1975). He was sentenced to terms of fifteen to twenty-five years and two to fourteen years to be served concurrently. His direct appeal raises the following issues:

1. Whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s pretrial motions for discharge;

2. Whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s pretrial motion to suppress and in admitting defendant’s confession into evidence; and

3. Whether…