Kevin Laird Arch v. State Indiana

Following a jury trial in the Lake Criminal Court, appellant Arch was found guilty of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment on January 7, 1977. Nine issues are presented for review in this appeal. However, appellant has declined argument on four of these issues thus waiving them pursuant to Ind. R. Ap. P. 8.3 (A) (7). The five remaining issues concern: (1) the trial courts denial of his Motion for Discharge; (2) the trial courts denial of his Motion to Suppress; (3) the admission into evidence of prior statements made by an accomplice; (4) the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction, and; (5) whether there occurred fundamental error as a result of certain alleged errors which were not raised by appellant at trial.