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SIMPSON v. STATE

No. 784 S 289.

506 N.E.2d 473 (1987)

Robert Lee SIMPSON, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

April 15, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew H. Wright, Salem, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Lisa M. Paunicka, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

DICKSON, Justice.

Following jury trial, appellant-defendant Robert Lee Simpson was convicted of murder, a class A felony. In this direct appeal, he raises two issues:

1) admissibility of confessions made while intoxicated; and, 2) refusal of tendered instruction on criminal recklessness as lesser-included offense.

Issue I

When police officers first arrived at defendant's home...

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