Butler v. State

GARRARD, Judge.

Jerry Butler appeals his convictions for Murder and Attempted Murder.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:

The record reveals that on the evening of July 18, 1991, Jerry Butler (Butler) and Robert Carrington (Carrington) pulled up to the intersection of 5th and Cedar Streets in Michigan City, Indiana. This intersection was home to a pool, video, and arcade establishment known to the local patrons as the “game room.” It was a popular gathering place for some of the youth of Michigan City. In the summertime it was not unusual for “everybody” to be “hanging outside.” On the evening in…