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SPINKS v. STATE

No. 881S220.

437 N.E.2d 963 (1982)

Bessie May SPINKS, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 23, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Lawrence, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Joseph N. Stevenson, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Appellant Bessie Spinks was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, Ind. Code § 35-42-1-3 (Burns 1979), in a court trial by the Marion County Superior Court, Criminal Division II, on December 16, 1980. She was thereafter sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. Appellant now directly appeals and raises the following four issues:

(1) Whether there is sufficient evidence to sustain Appellant's conviction. (2) Whether the trial...

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