LEWIS v. STATE

No. 49S00-9910-CR-611.

740 N.E.2d 550 (2000)

Christopher LEWIS, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied March 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Hammerle, Joseph M. Cleary, Hammerle Foster Allen & Long-Sharp, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorneys for Appellant.

Karen M. Freeman-Wilson, Attorney General of Indiana, Kostas A. Poulakidas, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorneys for Appellee.


RUCKER, Justice

Following a bench trial, nineteen-year-old Christopher Lewis was convicted of murder for the beating death of his twenty-year-old girlfriend Stacie Harris. In this direct appeal Lewis raises one issue for our review: is the evidence sufficient to support his conviction?

We affirm the trial court.

Facts

Lewis and Harris met in middle school and dated off and on since their sophomore year of high school. On the evening...

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