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WHITT v. STATE

No. 885S341.

497 N.E.2d 1059 (1986)

Arthur C. WHITT, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

October 1, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Wright, Salem, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Michael Gene Worden, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

A jury trial resulted in a finding of Guilty of Murder but Mentally Ill. The jury recommended that the death penalty not be imposed. The trial judge imposed the maximum sentence of sixty (60) years.

The facts are: On April 1, 1984, appellant fatally shot Clyde Nichols, Jr., the former Sheriff of Washington County, as he left church services in Salem, Indiana. Witnesses to the crime overpowered appellant and he was taken into custody at...

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