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FORTSON v. STATE

No. 1277S803.

379 N.E.2d 147 (1978)

Maurice FORTSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied October 16, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Smock, Terre Haute, for appellant.

Theo. L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Alembert W. Brayton, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Appellant Fortson and two others were charged by information with the shooting death of Ralph Benjamin in Terre Haute. After the trial court granted a motion for a separate trial, appellant was tried to a jury in Vigo Circuit Court. On April 2, 1977, appellant was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The evidence against the appellant consisted primarily of an accomplice's testimony. The accomplice, Eddie Lewis, named...

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