Anderson v. State

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of Murder and Felony Murder. He was sentenced to fifty-five (55) years of imprisonment.

The facts are: The victim, Lucille Gray, was walking on a sidewalk in Gary, Indiana. Two men approached her and attempted to take her purse. The three struggled over the purse. Gray was pushed into an alley where the struggle continued. She emerged from the alley with blood on her body. She told witnesses that the two men had taken her purse. One witness called an ambulance and the victim was taken to a hospital. She died later of a knife wound to her…