Lowery v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is a direct appeal arising out of convictions on a three count indictment, charging two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. The jury returned verdicts of guilty on each of the three counts, for the murders of an elderly couple living in West Point, Indiana, and the attempted murder of their housekeeper. The court found appellant guilty on each of the three counts and pursuant to the provisions of Ind.Code § 35-50-2-9 (Burns 1979) sentenced him to suffer the death penalty.

The following rulings are challenged on appeal and considered in this opinion:

1. The…