Green v. State

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was charged with Murder. He was tried before a jury and convicted. He was sentenced to a thirty (30) year term of imprisonment.

The facts are these. Throughout Christmas Eve and the early hours of Christmas morning in 1979, a number of people gathered at the home of one Lucy Hayes in Indianapolis. The decedent, Perry Green, had arrived at about 6:00 p. m. on Christmas Eve. Appellant, Perry Green’s brother, arrived at around 2:00 a. m. on Christmas morning.

After appellant arrived, he and the decedent began arguing about family matters. Appellant was carrying a…