Taylor v. State

295 N.E.2d 600 (1973)

George L. TAYLOR, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

No. 272S14.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

May 3, 1973.

Richard C. Rusk, Washington, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Mark Peden, Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellee.

GIVAN, Justice.

Appellant was indicted for murder in the second degree. A jury trial resulted in a verdict of guilty as charged. Appellant was sentenced to the Indiana State Prison for not less than fifteen nor more than twenty-five years.

The record in this case discloses the following facts:

Prior to trial, the appellant filed a motion to challenge the…