Anderson v. State

Appellant Anderson was found guilty of first-degree murder on June 12, 1975, after a jury trial in Elkhart Superior Court. He received a sentence of life imprisonment. The crime in question is the killing of Isadore Goodman, a clerk in Rapp’s clothing store in Elkhart, on July 24,1974.

Three errors are alleged in this appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in refusing to allow appellant to represent himself; (2) whether the trial court erred in refusing to admit testimony for the purpose of impeachment of a prosecution witness; (3) whether there is an error preserved relating to an alleged…