SHEPHERD v. STATE

No. 71S00-8805-CR-472.

547 N.E.2d 839 (1989)

Terry SHEPHERD, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Lahey, South Bend, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Jane A. Morrison, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in a finding of guilty of Murder but mentally ill. Appellant was sentenced to a period of fifty (50) years.

The facts are: On February 17, 1987, co-workers of Serena Sholty became concerned because she had not shown up for work. John Sholty, Serena's son, found her body in the basement of her home.

The fifteen-year-old appellant lived with his mother and her boyfriend, William Sholty, also a son of the victim....

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