JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 677S452.

373 N.E.2d 169 (1978)

Carl Lee JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Glendening, Hammond, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Charles D. Rodgers, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree. A sentence of life imprisonment was imposed.

On June 1, 1976, appellant shot Adell Mead following a fight earlier that day. Appellant then drove Mead's car to the house of Era Mae Feagin, where he stated to her and relatives present that he had just killed Mead by shooting him in the head. Appellant was laughing as he related the story of his wanting to kill Mead because...

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