Matthews v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, John Matthews, was convicted by a jury for attempted murder, a Class A felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.) and Ind.Code § 35-41-5-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.), and attempted battery with a deadly weapon, a Class C felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-2-1(3) (Burns 1984 Supp.) and Ind.Code § 35-41-5-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.). He was sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction for concurrent terms of fifty years for attempted murder and eight years for attempted battery with a deadly weapon. In this direct appeal defendant raises the following two issues:

1. Whether there…