Indiana Supreme Court November 13, 1978, 1177S789 (Coonan v. State)

Hunter, J.

— The defendant, Mark Coonan, was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder, Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (a) (Burns 1975), and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He now appeals raising the following issues:

1. Whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion to participate actively in the trial;

2.