Lyon v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in the conviction of appellant of Murder.

The facts are: Appellant had a long history of discontent concerning his supervisor, Barbara Clark, the victim in this case. Clark was a supervisor of janitors at Purdue University. Appellant was a Korean War veteran who apparently suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder resulting from his war experiences. After four or five years of working for the University under the supervision of Clark, appellant was put on long-term disability and sent to the Employee Assistance Program to deal with his mental condition.…