Drake v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-appellant was convicted by a jury in the Marion County Criminal Court, Division IV, on August 30,1977, of attempting to commit a felony while armed, Ind. Code (Burns 1975) § 35-12-1-1, and inflicting physical injury in the attempted commission of a robbery, Ind.Code (Burns 1975) § 35-13-4-6. Appellant raises several rather serious issues, but because we find reversible error in the first specification, we have no need to examine the remaining questions. They relate generally to the management of the trial, and because it is not likely they will recur on retrial,…