Wissman v. State

GIVAN, Judge.

A jury trial resulted in appellant's convietion of Murder, for which he received a sentence of forty (40) years.

The facts are: On the evening of October 5, 1985, appellant and his wife Carolyn were at their home in Goshen, Indiana with Carolyn's two young sons and their friend Keith Curtis, who was spending the night. Seven-year-old Keith testified that all three boys slept on the couch in the living room that night. He was awakened by the sound of appellant and Carolyn fighting. He heard a gunshot, and then Carolyn fell down in the living room next to the television set.…