Lehman v. State

The defendant-appellant, Jason Matthew Lehman, appeals his conviction for the 1998 murder 1 of Judith Ann Cain. Finding no error in the trial court’s admission and use of the defendant’s recorded statements or in its refusal to instruct on aggravated battery as a lesser-included offense, we affirm.

Admission and Use of Recorded Statements

The defendant alleges error in the admission and use of his recorded statements about the crime.

Several weeks after the murder, after an evening of drinking, the defendant showed his friend, William Boles, III, the victim’s body in a cornfield. The defendant…