Young v. State

HOFFMAN, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Ernest Robert Young was distributing religious literature on a street corner in Gary on December 20, 1980. At one point in the day George Coleman approached Young, began to harass and swear at him, and then left. Later that day Young gave Danita Chin a ride to work while he was driving home.

Chin worked at Charlie's Carry Out, an establishment which provides hot dogs and hamburgers for its patrons. Young and Chin were discussing some of Young's emotional problems over a bag of french fries when Coleman walked in the shop. Upon seeing Young, Coleman approached…