Perigo v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant James B. Perigo guilty of murder, a felony; feticide, a class C felony, and two counts of attempted murder, class A felonies. Ind.Code §§ 35-42-1-1(1), 35-42-1-6, 35-42-1-1 and 35-41-5-1 (Burns 1985 Repl.). The trial court sentenced Perigo on each conviction, respectively, to fifty years, five years, thirty years, and thirty years, with each term to run consecutively. His sentence totals 115 years in prison.

Perigo pursued a romantic relationship with Kathy Evans for several years. Peri-go testified that they were engaged to be married, though the…