Jarvis v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of murder in the First Degree, Ind.Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1975), and sentenced to life imprisonment. This direct appeal presents the following issues:(1) Whether the trial court erred in overruling Defendant’s motions for a continuance and for a mistrial.(2) Whether the trial court erred in not granting a mistrial in response to the Prosecutor’s comments during his opening statement.(3) Whether the trial court erred in admitting four photographs of the victim into evidence.(4) Whether the trial court erred in admitting a photographic…