HILL v. STATE

No. 45S00-8706-CR-547.

532 N.E.2d 1153 (1989)

Joey E. HILL, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 12, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Bella, Appellate Public Defender, Crown Point, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., John D. Shuman, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Justice.

Appellant was charged with Murder. A jury trial resulted in a conviction of Voluntary Manslaughter, a Class B felony, for which appellant received a sentence of twenty (20) years.

The facts are: On September 19, 1986, appellant and the victim had been arguing concerning an alleged debt owed to the victim by appellant. Earlier in the evening a similar altercation had occurred in which the victim threatened appellant with a gun. At that time...

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