Becker v. Southwest Travis County Road District No. 1

How later courts describe this case

• holding that Ind.Code § 35-50-2-9 (1988) complies with Eighth Amendment requirements as elucidated in Mills
• duty of trial court to find witness qualified as matter of law to give expert testimony
• warrantless search of appellant's vehicle was valid because the police had probable cause to believe that appellant had committed a crime, and the vehicle's inherent mobility was a sufficiently exigent circumstance
• rules of evidence established by this court prevail over any statute
• victims were shot while tied up