Simmons v. State

OPINION

MATTINGLY, Judge.

Mark Edward Simmons appeals his convictions, after a jury trial, of attempted murder, a Class A felony, and aggravated battery, a Class B felony. He raises five issues on appeal, which we restate as:

1. Whether the trial court erred by allowing into evidence a rifle and rifle ammunition not involved in the shooting;

2. Whether it was error for the trial court judge to accompany the jury to a jury view;

3. Whether the trial court erred by instructing the jury members that they were the “moral conscience of our society”; 1

4. Whether the trial court erred by giving the jury…