Rowan v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Tyreese Rowan, was charged with the crimes of murder, criminal deviate conduct, and burglary. By means of a separate information, the state also asked for the death penalty. The jury found defendant guilty of voluntary manslaughter, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 35— 42-1-3 (Burns 1979 Repl.), criminal deviate conduct, a class A felony, Ind.Code § 35-42 — 4-2(b) (Burns 1979 Repl.), and burglary, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-43 — 2—1 (Burns 1979 Repl.). Defendant was sentenced to consecutive terms of twenty, fifty, and twenty years respectively.

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