Follrad v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, William Follrad, was convicted by a jury of murder. Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.). He was sentenced to a term of fifty years in the Indiana Department of Correction. In his direct appeal, he presents the following issues for our review:

1. Whether the trial court erred when it permitted the jurors to separate and return to their homes in the midst of their deliberations; and

2. Whether the verdict of the jury was contrary to law in that it was not supported by the evidence.

Due to our disposition of issue one, we need not reach the merits of defendant’s…