Lockhart v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A Lake County jury convicted appellant Michael Lockhart of murdering a sixteen-year-old girl. »Multiple deep stab wounds inflicted with a large knife left the victim mutilated to the point of being partially eviscerated. The trial court sentenced Lockhart to death. The aggravating circumstances were intentional murder during the commission of a robbery and a conviction in Texas for murdering a police officer. His case is before us on direct appeal. Ind. Appellate Rule 4(A)(7).

Lockhart alleges several specific errors which we summarize for purposes of introduction:

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