PATTERSON v. STATE

No. 3-873A107.

314 N.E.2d 92 (1974)

James Earl PATTERSON, Defendant-Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

Rehearing Denied October 7, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Clifford, Merrillville, for defendant-appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., David A. Miller, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for plaintiff-appellee.


HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

Defendant-appellant James Earl Patterson was charged by indictment with murder in the first degree. IC 1971, 35-13-4-1, Ind. Ann. Stat. § 10-3401 (Burns Supp. 1973). To such charge appellant pleaded not guilty. Following trial before a jury appellant was found guilty of the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for a period of not less than one nor more than ten years. Thereafter, appellant's motion...

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