TORRENCE v. STATE

No. 1069S244.

255 Ind. 618 (1971)

266 N.E.2d 1

TORRENCE v. STATE OF INDIANA.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Petition for rehearing denied March 15, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Palmer K. Ward, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Attorney General, Edward Squire Neal, Deputy Attorney General, for appellee.


GIVAN, J.

Appellant was charged by indictment with the crime of first degree murder. Trial by jury resulted in a finding of guilty of murder in the second degree. Appellant was accordingly sentenced to the Indiana State Prison for life.

The record in this case discloses the following facts:

On June 8, 1968, George Wilmington, Richard Robinson and Mrs. Gwendolyn Allen were in the Sunset Tavern on Indiana Avenue in Indianapolis having a few drinks. Mrs...

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