Ramos v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Maximilliano A. Ramos, was convicted by a jury of murder, Ind. Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.), and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of thirty-two years. His direct appeal raises the following four issues:

1. Whether the trial court erred in denying a motion for mistrial after evidence was introduced that the gun used by defendant was stolen;

2. Whether there was sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict that defendant was sane at the time of the crime;

3. Whether evidence of defendant’s expressed intent to kill the victim was properly allowed as…