Graham v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in appellant's convietion of Voluntary Manslaughter, a Class B felony, for which he received a sentence of fifteen (15) years.

The facts are: On April 19, 1987, Iva Smith, her daughter Paula Royster, and her granddaughter Casandra Royster were eating dinner at Iva's home in Indianapolis when Paula received a telephone call from her friend Arlee. Iva heard Paula say, "Well, Arlee, I'm not going to quit walking the streets because Jerry is running up and down the streets with a gun." Paula had stopped living with Jerry Graham, appellant in this case, and…