McDonald v. State

346 N.E.2d 569 (1976)

W. Dale McDonald, Appellant (Defendant below),

v.

STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

No. 576S135.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

May 12, 1976.

Rehearing Denied July 2, 1976.

Ferd Samper, Jr., Grant W. Hawkins, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., John R. O'Bryan, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

OPINION ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was indicted for murder in the second degree[1], and convicted of voluntary manslaughter[2], in a trial by jury. The Court of Appeals, First District, affirmed over the…