Legal Opinion
Drollinger v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided August 26, 1980No. 778S146PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIVARNIK, Justice.
Appellant Roger C. Drollinger was charged in Parke Circuit Court with four counts of first degree murder, Ind.Code § 35-13 — 4-1 (Burns 1975). The charges arose out of the February 14, 1977 shotgun slayings of Gregory Brooks, Ralph Spencer, Raymond Spencer and Reeve Spencer in their mobile home near Hollandsburg, Indiana. Daniel Stonebraker, Michael Wright and David Smith were also charged in connection with these crimes. After a change of venue to the Blackford Circuit Court, appellant Drollinger was tried separately to a jury. He was convicted on all four counts, and was…
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