Choate v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Donald Duane Choate, was convicted of receiving stolen property, a Class D felony, Ind.Code § 35-43-4-2(b) (Burns 1983 Supp.), and was found to be a habitual offender, Ind.Code § 35-50-2-8 (Burns 1983 Supp.). The defendant was sentenced to a term of thirty-two years imprisonment. In this direct appeal the following nine issues have been raised:

1. Whether the trial court erred in giving certain of the state’s instructions and in failing to give certain of the defendant’s;

2. Whether the trial court erred in admitting certain physical evidence;

3. Whether the trial…