Bryan v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-appellant, Martin Bryan, was convicted of Attempted Murder, Ind.Code § 35-41-5-1 (Burns Repl.1979) and Ind. Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns Repl.1979), Rape, Ind.Code § 35-42-4-1 (Burns Repl.1979), and Confinement, Ind.Code § 35-42-3-3 (Burns Supp.1982), by a jury in Porter Superior Court on October 2, 1980. He was sentenced on October 10, 1980, to forty-five (45) years for attempted murder, twenty (20) years for rape, and four (4) years for confinement. All sentences are to run concurrently. Bryan now appeals.

Defendant raises five errors on appeal, concerning: (1) whether…