Holliday v. State

STATON, Judge.

Melvin Holliday appeals his conviction of burglary,1 a Class B felony. Holliday raises three issues for our consideration, restated as:

I. Whether the trial court erred by admitting hearsay statements involving a prior unrelated crime purportedly committed by Holliday.

II. - Whether the trial court committed fundamental error when it instruct ed the jury that a defendant is presumed sane.

Whether a jury instruction on the State's burden of proof violated Holliday's due process rights. III.

We affirm.

The evidence favorable to the conviction indicates that on April 3, 1990, Stephen…