Legal Opinion
Ritchie v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 2004No. 49S00-0011-DP-638Published
1Opinion of the Court
BOEHM, Justice.
Benjamin Ritchie was convicted of killing Beech Grove police officer William To-ney. Because the victim was a law enforcement officer, the prosecutor sought the death penalty. The jury recommended death and the trial court imposed that sentence. We affirm the conviction and sentence.
Factual and Procedural Background
On September 29, 2000, around 7:00 pm., Ritchie and two others stole a white Chevrolet Astro van from a gas station in Beech Grove. The theft was reported and police were dispatched to the seene where Beech Grove police officer Matt Hickey filed a stolen vehicle…
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