Hartman v. State

Phillip Hartman’s appeal from his conviction of theft 1 presents three issues for review:

1. Did the trial court err in sustaining the State’s objection to the admission of the results of a polygraph examination given Hartman?

2. Is the evidence sufficient to sustain the conviction ?

3. Was Hartman denied his right to cross-examine a State’s witness ?

We affirm.

The facts of this case viewed most favorably to the State are as follows:

On December 8, 1973 Paul Harris, Inc. Store in the Speedway Shopping Center in Marion County, Indiana was equipped with an alarm system which is triggered when unsold…