Jones v. State

Appellant was .charged by indictment with the crime of murder while attempting to perpetrate a robbery. *238He was tried by a jury and found guilty of first degree murder in the commission of a felony.

The facts are that on May 12, 1967, the deceased, Everett Bechtel, was working as a bartender at Pete and Beck’s Tavern in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Independent evidence shows that approximately at closing time, 12:30 a.m., an eyewitness who was across the street in a cafe heard a noise like a popgun and when he looked up he saw two men standing on the steps of the tavern. Another man came running out of…