Castellanos v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Following a trial by jury, Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of first degree murder, Ind.Code § 85-18-4-1 (Burns 1976) [repealed effective October 1, 1977] and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His direct appeal presents two (2) issues for our review as follows:(1) Whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction;(2) Whether he was denied the effective assistance of counsel.

ISSUE I

We note initially our standard of review upon a claim of insufficient evidence:

"Upon a review for sufficient evidence, this Court will look only to the evidence most favorable to…