Legal Opinion
McFarland v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided January 22, 1979No. 2-177A33PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHIELDS, Judge.
McFarland was charged by information with the offenses of attempting to commit a felony (to wit: robbery) while armed 1 and assault with intent to kill. 2 The verdict form indicates that he was convicted of armed robbery 3 and assault and battery.
According to the evidence most favorable to the State, William Kirkland was working behind the counter of his brother’s record store when McFarland and another man came in, ostensibly to exchange a record they had purchased earlier. McFarland pulled a gun and pointed it at Kirkland. He then jumped over the counter, grabbed Kirkland,…
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