Martin v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Clyde Martin was accused of fatally shooting Hugh Tucker in a South Bend tavern on February 25, 1984. A jury found Martin guilty of murder, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1(1) (Burns 1985 Repl.), and the trial court sentenced him to 385 years imprisonment.

Martin raises two issues on direct appeal:

1) Whether the evidence was sufficient to support his conviction in light of his self-defense claim; and

2) Whether on rebuttal the trial court properly admitted the defendant's in-culpatory statement made several months after the shooting.

I Sufficiency of the Evidence

Martin…