Ford v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in a conviction of appellant for the crime of Murder in the Perpetration of a Robbery. Appellant was sentenced to a term of sixty (60) years.

The facts are: Late on the evening of February 21, 1985, Robert Holder, Pedro Rodriguez, James Sollors and Barbara Miller, the bartender, watched an Indiana University basketball game on television in the Beach Cafe. Sometime before the game was over, the cafe was closed and the door locked. Between 12:30 and 12:45 a.m., the men decided to leave, and Barbara Miller accompanied them to the door to unlock it for them.…