Collins v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in appellant's convietion of Murder, for which he received a sentence of fifty (50) years, which was enhanced by thirty (80) years due to a finding that he was an habitual offender.

The facts are: During the early morning hours of November 30, 1984, two police officers were patrolling Sunset Park in Evansville, Indiana. Upon investigating a car parked in a parking lot, they found the body of the Right Reverend Harold Keeton slumped over in the front seat. He had been shot three times in the head. Police found his empty wallet in the parking lot.

While police…