Bricker v. State

The Appellant, Bernard Lee Bricker, was convicted on October 19, 1971, of the second degree murder of his wife, Noriko Bricker. Sentenced to life imprisonment November 15, 1971, the Appellant was granted permission by this court on September 13, 1974, to file a belated direct *187appeal. Since that date this appeal has been kept viable by appropriate extensions of time granted by this court.

The evidence at trial revealed that on May 5, 1971, the Madison County Police Department received a phone call at about 3:50 p.m. That phone call stated that the police should “come out because someone had…