Halbig v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in appellant’s conviction of Attempted Murder, a Class A felony, for which he received a sentence of twenty (20) years.

The facts are: Approximately one and one-half years before appellant’s arrest, he began dating and living with Sarah Frakes. During that time, their relationship was frequently disharmonious, and on occasion, the friction erupted into violence.

Eventually, appellant moved out of Frakes’ apartment but they continued to see each other. Frakes began dating Kenny Leach about a month after appellant moved out of her apartment.

On August 1, 1986,…