Stahl v. State

KRAHULIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant, Eric William Stahl, was convicted by jury of murder, a class A felony, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-42-1-1 (West Supp.1992), and armed robbery, a class B felony, Ind. Code Ann. § 85-42-5-1 (West 1986). Stahl was sentenced to consecutive terms of sixty years and twenty years, respectively.

In this direct appeal, Stahl raises the following issues:(1) Whether the trial court erroneously refused Stahl's tendered instruction on circumstantial evidence; and(2) Whether the trial court erroneously admitted hearsay statements of the vie tim.

The facts most favorable to the…