Blackburn v. State

McGRAW, Justice:

The appellant, Irvin Blackburn, appeals from an order entered July 21, 1978, by the Circuit Court of Boone County following a habeas corpus proceeding. The circuit court resentenced the appellant on the basis of criminal convictions obtained against him in May and October of 1975. The appellant challenges his conviction by jury verdict on the charge of accessory before the fact to the crime of arson on the grounds that the trial court erroneously allowed the introduction, over objection, of evidence of collateral crimes and of a tape recorded telephone conversation between the…