Royal v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted in a trial by jury of first degree murder, Ind. Code § 35 — 13—4^1(b)(l) (Burns 1975). He was sentenced to life imprisonment. The trial court ordered that term of imprisonment to commence upon the completion of a term of imprisonment the defendant was then serving upon a previous conviction. His appeal presents the following issues:(1) Whether the trial court erred in imposing a consecutive sentence.(2) Whether the trial court erred when it imposed sentence despite the defendant’s absence at the sentence hearing.(3) Whether the defendant…