ELLIS v. STATE

No. 46S00-8810-CR-901.

567 N.E.2d 1142 (1991)

Kenneth ELLIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, J. Michael Sauer, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant.

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


GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in the conviction of appellant of Voluntary Manslaughter, a Class B felony, for which he received a sentence of twenty (20) years.

The facts are: In 1977, appellant quit his job at Sears in Michigan City, Indiana and moved to Arkansas because a co-employee, Ted Goetz, had started a rumor claiming that appellant was a homosexual. In 1978, appellant moved back to Indiana and began working as a repairman for Sun Appliance...

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