JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 1084S386.

501 N.E.2d 442 (1986)

James Timothy JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, M.E. Tuke, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Louis E. Ransdell, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Chief Justice.

A bench trial resulted in a conviction of Murder. Appellant received a fifty (50) year sentence.

The facts are: At approximately noon on August 18, 1978, two swimmers found a body lying face down in the shallow water of the Elkhart River in Studebaker Park. At about 2:30 p.m., the parents of the victim identified the body. Aided by information supplied by the victim's mother, police officers were able to locate appellant later that afternoon...

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