Lindley v. State

373 N.E.2d 886 (1978)

Larry Lee LINDLEY, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

No. 1276S464.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 22, 1978.

Paul J. Giorgi, Merrillville, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., J. Roland Duvall, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was charged with murder in the first degree. He was convicted by a jury of second degree murder and sentenced to 15 to 25 years.

The evidence most favorable to the State reveals that on the evening of November 5, 1975, appellant and two friends Donald Birlson and Bob Rukavina, were driving around…