Lineback v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in the conviction of appellant of Murder, for which he received a sentence of fifty (50) years.

The facts are: Appellant had provided Roger D. Hobgood, the victim in this case, with cocaine. Hobgood had failed to pay for the cocaine. Appellant became concerned that he was not being paid and stated that something had to be done and that he would do whatever was required to make Hobgood pay.

The night of the shooting, appellant attempted to locate Hobgood without success. Later that evening while appellant was standing outside the Pizza Den in Evansville,…