Jones v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant, Brian Jones, was convicted of the September 1997 rape and murder of Brook Baker, a nineteen-year-old student at Vincennes University. The trial court, following the jury's recommendation, sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment without parole. In this appeal, the defendant seeks relief on claims of insufficient evidence, erroneous exelusion of the victim's statement of fear of her landlord, erroneous admission of a detective's testimony regarding a movie scene, and errors in sentencing. We affirm the trial court.

Sufficiency of Evidence

The defendant…