Hoskins v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-appellant, Anthony C. Hos-kins, was convicted of two counts of Murder, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns Repl. 1979), at the conclusion of a jury trial in St. Joseph Circuit Court on July 22, 1980. Appellant Hoskins was sentenced to two consecutive terms of sixty (60) years imprisonment. This appeal arises from those convictions and sentences.

Appellant raises eleven issues on review, concerning:

1. the State’s striking for cause jurors indicating a religious or conscientious objection to the death penalty;

2. denying permission to Appellant to cross-examine jurors before…