Haley v. State of Indiana

Appellant was convicted after a jury trial of second degree murder for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals from the judgment assigning as error the overruling of his motion for a new trial.

Appellant first contends the verdict is not sustained by suificient evidence and is contrary to law, and claims the evidence is insufficient to establish the necessary elements of second degree murder, in that there was no evidence of a purposeful and malicious killing of decedent by appellant.

The evidence most favorable to appellee (The State) shows decedent was mortally wounded by…