Davidson v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

After a jury trial, appellant Daniel L. Davidson was found guilty of murder, a felony, Ind.Code § 85-42-1-1(1) (West Supp.1991) and rape, a class A felony, Ind. Code § 85-42-4-1 (West 1986). He was sentenced to consecutive terms of sixty years for the murder and fifty years for the rape, and assessed a $10,000 fine on each conviction.

Davidson brings this direct appeal, raising four issues:

I. Whether the trial court erred by permitting the State to question a police officer about statements Davidson made while under custodial interrogation without establishing the…