Van Cleave v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Gregory Van Cleave pled guilty to murder, Ind.Code § 85-42-1-1 (Burns 1985 Repl), and was sentenced to death. Ind.Code § 35-50-2-9 (Burns 1985 Repl.). This direct appeal presents the following issues:

1) Whether appellant was denied a fair sentencing hearing when the State impeached his testimony with the substance of a prior clean-up statement which had been withheld from the defense in violation of discovery orders;

2) Whether the clean-up statement was involuntarily made and should not have been admitted;

8) Whether the State engaged in improper…