Ford v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in the conviction of appellant of Felony Murder, for which he received a sentence of fifty (50) years.

The facts are: On December 1, 1984, David Bowers and Joe Brown were working in the office of a Pay Low Foods store in Gary, Indiana. At approximately 7:45 p.m., Bowers and Brown heard yelling near the front of the store. Immediately thereafter a man entered the office and pointed a gun at Bowers and Brown. He ordered them to lie on the floor and they complied. He took money from the cash register in the office and their wallets. He then fired three shots,…