Murray v. State

RUCKER, Justice.

A jury found Mark Murray guilty of felony murder, burglary as a Class A felony, and battery as a Class C felony. In this appeal, he challenges the felony murder conviction contending the evidence is not sufficient to support the conviction and that the conviction violates the double jeopardy provision of the Indiana Constitution. We disagree with both contentions and therefore affirm.

Facts

The facts most favorable to the verdict show that Murray decided to confront Anthony Watson about his verbal abuse of a mutual female friend. In the evening hours of May 17, 1999, accompanied…