King v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

Appellant King was convicted in a trial by jury of robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, Ind.Code § 85-42-5-1. He received a sentence of eighteen years in prison. This appeal is based upon five allegations, namely: (1) that two photographs of a shotgun were wrongly permitted to be introduced; (2) that improper questioning and testimony warranted a mistrial; (8) that the trial court committed error in instructing the jury that a shotgun is a deadly weapon; (4) that improper evidence regarding the nature of a prior offense was permitted; and (5) that the trial court…