Fair v. State

Defendant (Appellant) was charged by indictment with first degree murder for hire, Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (b) (Burns 1975), for the shooting death of Robert Warren, first degree murder (not for hire), Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (a) (Burns 1975), for the related shooting death of Otis Johnson and conspiracy to commit a felony, to-wit: conspiracy to murder Robert Warren, Ind. Code § 35-1-111-1 (Burns 1975). He was tried by a jury and found guilty upon all three counts, for which he was sentenced to death for the murder of Robert Warren, to life imprisonment for the murder of Otis Johnson and to…