Ingle v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant John Ingle shot his estranged wife to death in a restaurant where she worked, then fired on a police officer as he attempted to escape. He was convicted of murdering and attempting to kidnap his wife and attempting to murder the police officer. We affirm the murder and attempted murder convictions.

Defendant was sentenced to death for the murder. Indiana law permits a death sentence only if the State proves beyond a reasonable doubt that one or more "aggravating cireumstances" specified by the legislature exist. Here, the State charged that Defendant killed his wife…