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TUNSTILL v. STATE

No. 49S00-8810-CR-884.

568 N.E.2d 539 (1991)

Melvin TUNSTILL, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 21, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Gilroy, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., John D. Shuman, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

DeBRULER, Justice.

Appellant was tried to a jury on a charge of murder and was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, a Class B felony, I.C. 35-42-1-3.1 He received an executed sentence of twenty years. In this direct appeal, appellant challenges both the validity of his conviction and the propriety of his sentence.

Appellant first argues that the evidence is insufficient to support...

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