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PALMER v. STATE

No. 49S00-9706-CR-00350.

704 N.E.2d 124 (1999)

Jesse PALMER, Defendant-Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 7, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Laudig, Appellate Public Defender, Indianapolis, for Defendant-Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General, Carol A. Nemeth, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

DICKSON, Justice.

When a law enforcement officer kills the accomplice of a person committing a kidnapping, does the kidnapper commit felony murder under the Indiana murder statute? We hold that, under these circumstances, the kidnapper commits felony murder.

The defendant, Jesse Palmer, appeals his convictions for the June 24, 1993, felony murder1 of Robert Williams ("Williams"), the kidnapping2 and...

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