Barnes v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

John W. Barnes, defendant-appellant, was found guilty of Murder, Ind. Code § 35 — 42-1-1 (Burns Repl. 1979) in a jury trial in Wayne Circuit Court on February 18, 1981. Barnes was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of forty (40) years. Barnes appeals.

Defendant raises six issues for our consideration, concerning: 1) whether the trial court erred in failing to admonish the jury in regard to remarks made by the deputy prosecutor during voir dire ; 2) whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing defendant’s guilty plea which was condi tioned upon a sentence to the…