Richmond v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Charles Richmond guilty of murder, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-42-1-1 (West Supp.1996), for the killing of Myron Moran.

The evidence was that Richmond and several others confronted two men on the street. Richmond pulled out a gun, so the victims turned and ran. Both were shot, one fatally. Richmond fled to the home of a friend, told her he shot some guys who were selling drugs on territory claimed by his allies. He gave her the gun for hiding.

At trial, several witnesses made brief references to Richmond’s street gang, the “Southside Dawgs.” Richmond…