Yeagley v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

Defendant, James A. Yeagley, was con-viected by a jury of two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter, a Class B felony, Ind.Code § 85-41-5-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.); Ind.Code § 85-42-1-3 (Burns 1979 Repl.) and of one count of burglary, Ind.Code § 35-48-2-1 (Burns 1984 Supp.). Defendant was also found to be a habitual offender, Ind.Code § 85-50-2-8 (Burns 1984 Supp.), and he received a total sentence of eighty years. Defendant raises the following ten issues in this direct appeal:

1. Whether the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion for a change of venue;

2. Whether the…