Smoote v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant Derrick Smoote was convicted of robbing a bank and of murdering an acquaintance. He argues that he should have been tried separately on the murder charge from the robbery charge. He also contests the admissibility of certain evidence and the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the murder conviction. Finding that he was not entitled to severance of the charges and his other claims unavailing, we affirm.

We have jurisdiction over this direct appeal because the longest single sentence exceeds 50 years. Ind. Const. art. VII, § 4; Ind.Appellate Rule 4(A)(7).

Background

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