Pruitt v. Indiana

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in a conviction of Murder for which appellant received an enhanced sentence of fifty-eight (58) years.

The facts are: Gordon Warren, the victim in this case, was a real estate agent who lived in Indianapolis. On May 14, 1991, Warren left Indianapolis to drive to Chicago. At the intersection of Interstate 65 and State Road 10 in Newton County, his car broke down. In order to continue to Chicago, he rented a car in Demotte, Indiana, and his car was towed to a garage in Lowell, Indiana. He was told he would have to return to pick up his car as it could not be…