BENEFIEL v. STATE

No. 84S00-8906-CR-483.

578 N.E.2d 338 (1991)

Bill J. BENEFIEL, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

September 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher B. Gambill, Daniel L. Weber, Vigo County Public Defenders, Terre Haute, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Arthur Thaddeus Perry, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in the conviction of appellant of Count I, Criminal Confinement, a Class B felony; Count II, Rape, a Class B felony; Count III, Criminal Deviate Conduct, a Class B felony; and Count IV, Murder, a felony. Following a guilty verdict on all counts, the jury recommended the death penalty, and appellant was so sentenced.

The State's case was established largely on the testimony of Alicia Elmore, a surviving victim. On October...

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