Indiana Supreme Court April 13, 1982, 781S189 (Williams v. State)

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Jerome Williams, was convicted by the court of attempted murder. Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.); Ind.Code § 35-41-5-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.). He was sentenced to a period of twenty years in the Indiana Department of Correction. In his direct appeal, he presented the following issues for our review:

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