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DODSON v. STATE

No. 884S323.

502 N.E.2d 1333 (1987)

Ralph DODSON, Appellant (Petitioner below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Respondent below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 28, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, Rick Ranucci, Deputy Public Defender, Suite 501, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Richard C. Webster, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

SHEPARD, Justice.

In 1976, appellant Ralph Dodson was accused of fatally shooting one James T. Young. The evidence at trial showed that Dodson mistakenly believed the victim was a close relative of Dodson's estranged girlfriend. Appellant was convicted after a jury trial of murder, Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1975) [repealed 1977, current version at Ind. Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1985 Repl.)]. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. This Court affirmed his...

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