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LAW v. STATE

No. 674S119.

406 N.E.2d 1185 (1980)

Richard L. LAW, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 21, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barrie C. Tremper, Public Defender, Fort Wayne, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Wesley T. Wilson, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Richard L. Law, was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder, Ind. Code § 35-1-54-1 (Burns 1975), and sentenced to a term of fifteen to twenty-five years.1 He now appeals raising the issue of the alleged reversible error of the trial court in giving one of the state's instructions over his timely objection.

The facts from the record most favorable to the state show that defendant and a friend...

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