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ROBERTS v. STATE

No. 976S298.

375 N.E.2d 215 (1978)

David James ROBERTS, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

May 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom G. Jones, Jones, Loveall & Coachys, Franklin, Palmer K. Ward, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Susan J. Davis, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted of two counts of first degree murder, two counts of murder in the perpetration of burglary, one count of murder in the perpetration of arson and one count of arson. He was sentenced to a term of 5 to 20 years on the arson count and to five terms of life imprisonment for the felony murder and murder convictions.

In the early morning of January 20, 1974, police and fire officials were summoned to a charred house...

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