Morgan v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in appellant's conviction of Attempted Murder, a Class A felony, for which he received a sentence of twenty (20) years.

The facts are: On the evening of September 14, 1986, Lori Beleu was in a car talking with Clayton Sparks as he stood beside her car near his home in Terre Haute. Sparks' cousin Ronnie Wilson walked up and began conversing with them. Soon thereafter, a red Cadillac driven by appellant stopped behind Beleu's vehicle, which was parked so that it obstructed traffic. Appellant honked his horn and asked them to move out of the way, and an…