James v. State

Defendant-appellant, Sam James, Jr., was convicted of first degree murder, Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1, after a trial by jury, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He claims that the trial court erred in six respects:(1) The trial court admitted over objection State’s exhibit 1, a photograph of the victim’s body.(2) The trial court gave State’s Instruction No. 3, defining the elements of the offense of first degree murder.(3) The trial court gave State’s Instruction No. 5, concerning the jury’s consideration of the evidence.(4) The trial court gave State’s Instruction No. 6, charging the jurors…