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STAMPER v. STATE

No. 971S254.

294 N.E.2d 609 (1973)

Richard Dirk STAMPER, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Erbecker, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., A. Frank Gleaves, III, Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellee.

GIVAN, Justice.

The appellant was charged with murder in the second degree. Trial by jury resulted in a verdict of guilty. Upon such verdict the trial judge sentenced the defendant to the Indiana State Prison for life imprisonment.

The record reveals the following facts:

On December 3, 1970, the appellant returned home from work to find his wife had died from an apparent overdose of sleeping tablets. There was evidence that upon discovering the death...

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