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BROWN v. STATE

No. 784S271.

503 N.E.2d 405 (1987)

Eddie Joe BROWN, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

February 5, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane McNeal, Lake County Appellate Public, Crown Point, for appellant.

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

SHEPARD, Justice.

Appellant Eddie Joe Brown was accused of brutally beating Betty Strickland and her two young sons, applying lighter fluid to their bodies and their home, and then setting them afire. Brown was convicted of three counts of murder, Ind. Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1985 Repl.), and one count of arson, a class B felony, Ind. Code § 35-43-1-1 (Burns 1985 Repl.). Noting the uncommonly brutal nature of the murders, the trial court sentenced Brown...

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