Cason v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A jury found that appellant Terrell L. Ca-son murdered Roseann Garza. Ind.Code Ann. § 35-42-1-1 (West Supp.1995). The trial court sentenced him to fifty-five years in prison. We affirm.

The evidence at trial revealed that on the night of July 9, 1995, Cason entered Vin-cente's Mexican Inn in East Chicago, Indiana. Proprietor Vincent Garza noticed that Cason's pants were "down past] the crack of his behind" and ordered him to pull up his pants and "show some respect." R. 103. The two exchanged a few words and Garza refused to serve Cason. Cason departed, saying he would…