Brumfield v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-appellant, Charles Brumfield, was convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-3 (Burns Repl.1979), at the conclusion of a jury trial in Lake Superior Court on August 24, 1978. Defendant Brumfield was sentenced to sixteen (16) years imprisonment. After a delay of some years, Defendant now appeals.

Defendant Brumfield raises four errors on appeal, concerning: 1) whether Defendant has been denied his constitutional right to a fair trial through the admission of a prejudicial exhibit and the use of evidentia-ry harpoons; 2) whether the relevance of State’s…