Wardlaw v. State

This is an appeal from a conviction on a charge of first degree murder in which the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for life. IC 1971, 35-13-4-1; Burns’ Ind. Stat. Ann. § 10-3401 (1972 Supp.).

The evidence indicates that the defendant and Louis Covington were homosexuals and that they became acquainted while both were doctor’s assistants at Larue Carter Hospital in 1967 or 1968. It is admitted that they indulged in homosexual activities together. There came a time when there was an attempted separation; however, the evidence is in conflict as to which one, or whether both, desired to…