LOFTON v. STATE

No. 577S355.

378 N.E.2d 834 (1978)

James A. LOFTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 25, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Striegel, New Albany, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Victoria R. Van Duren, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


PIVARNIK, Justice.

On October 1, 1976, appellant Lofton was convicted on four counts at the conclusion of a jury trial in Floyd Circuit Court: second degree murder, first degree arson, commission of a felony while armed, and assault and battery with intent to kill. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, five to twenty years imprisonment, twenty-one years imprisonment and two to fourteen years imprisonment, respectively, for the four crimes.

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