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HAMMACK v. STATE

No. 577S354.

376 N.E.2d 1147 (1978)

James Scott HAMMACK, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 20, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Milan, Craven & Milan, Indianapolis, for appellant.

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

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was charged with and convicted of first degree murder, Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1975), in a trial by jury. He was sentenced to imprisonment for life, and raises the following issues on appeal:

(1) The sufficiency of the evidence upon the elements of purposefulness, premeditation, malice.

(2) Sufficiency of the evidence to negate the claim of self-defense.

The evidence presented at trial consisted...

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