Russell v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a conviction of voluntary manslaughter, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-3, raising six issues:(1) admissibility of a photograph of the victim’s body awaiting an autopsy;(2) propriety of the trial court’s denial of a motion in limine;(3) insufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict;(4) fundamental error in admission of evidence of the victim’s family status;(5) admissibility of defense evidence excluded as hearsay; and(6) admissibility of gruesome photographs.

The evidence favorable to the State shows that on July 15,1978, appellant,…