Linder v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant David Linder was charged in the Posey Circuit Court with the crimes of murder, in which the death penalty was requested, and arson. The jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter and arson, a class A felony. The trial judge sentenced Appellant to a term of fifteen (15) years for the voluntary manslaughter conviction, and thirty-five years for the arson conviction; the sentences to be served consecutively, for a total term of fifty years.

Appellant's arguments raise five issues for our consideration:

1. whether the trial court's denial of Appellant's…