Smock v. State

OPINION

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Rodney Smock was convicted of Murder, 1 a felony, and being a habitual offender. 2 Upon appeal, he presents two issues for our review:(1) whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence seized without a warrant, and(2) whether the verdict form utilized during the habitual offender phase of the trial violated Article 1, Section 19 of the Indiana Constitution.

We affirm.

The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that in the late evening hours of March 22, 2000, officers from the Richmond Police Department were dispatched to Smoek's…