Clemens v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in the conviction of appellant of Murder and Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, a Class B felony. He received concurrent sentences of sixty (60) years and ten (10) years, respectively.

The facts are: In November of 1989, appellant and his wife lived in Kokomo with their three children, including Jerrel and Jordan, their three-year-old twins. Appellant, laid off from his job at a packing plant in Logansport, served as primary caretaker for the children while their mother worked second shift at Chrysler. Appellant had surreptitiously…