BENNER v. STATE

No. 09S00-8904-CR-289.

580 N.E.2d 210 (1991)

James M. BENNER, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

October 15, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Kammen, Katharine Polito, McClure, McClure & Kammen, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Wendy Stone Messer, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in the conviction of appellant of Murder, for which he received a sentence of sixty (60) years, and Attempted Murder, for which he received a sentence of fifty (50) years, the sentences to run consecutively.

The facts are: Appellant and Christine Strasser, the victim of the attempted murder, had known each other since 1986 and had lived together off and on until January of 1988. In February of 1988, appellant came to Strasser...

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