Indiana Supreme Court December 22, 1981, 580S127 (Akins v. State)

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of murder, Ind.Code § 35-42-1 — 1 (Burns 1979) and was sentenced to a term of thirty (30) years imprisonment. This direct appeal seeks review upon the following issues:

(1)Whether the trial court erred in granting continuances, upon the State’s motions, for unavailability of a witness who had not been named upon the information.