Wade v. State

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury conviction of Murder, Ind.Code § 85-42-1-1 (Burns 1985 Repl.) Appellant was sentenced to a thirty-one (81) year term of imprisonment. His sole issue concerns the sufficiency of the evidence to establish: (1) appellant intentionally shot the victim; and (2) appellant was not acting in self-defense.

The facts are: On the evening of February 22, 1983, the decedent, Frederick Walters, went to appellant's house. Appellant and decedent began to argue regarding a debt appellant apparently owed the decedent. Appellant's cohabiting fiancee, Mary…