Martin v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in appellant's convietion of Murder, for which he received a sentence of forty-seven (47) years.

The facts are: On December 7, 1986, appellant was living with Margaret Buling-ton and her two children, John and Ashley, in Kentland, Indiana,. On that afternoon, appellant was at home babysitting with the children while Bulington was at work.

At about 6:00 p.m., paramedics were called to appellant's residence and appellant reported that he had accidentally fallen on two-year-old John in the bathroom. Doctors examining John observed bruises all over his body,…