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O'CONNER v. STATE

No. 180S18.

399 N.E.2d 364 (1980)

William O'CONNER, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 24, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley S. Brown, Public Defender, Lafayette, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Kenneth R. Stamm, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

The appellant William O'Conner was charged with second degree murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the cause for a new trial. In so doing, the Court of Appeals contravened ruling precedent as hereinafter set out. We therefore grant the State's petition to transfer.

O'Conner had been living with the mother of the three-year-old victim. On June 3, 1976, the mother left the child in the...

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