Carter v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a conviction of dealing in cocaine, a class B felony, I.C. § 35-48-4-1 and I.C. § 85-48-2-6. A jury tried the case. Appellant received a seventeen year sentence.

Appellant raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in conducting the trial in his absence without first obtaining an express waiver of his right to be present at trial; and (2) whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence several statements made by Lindsey Carter.

The facts from the record which support the determination of guilt are as follows. On…