CORCORAN v. STATE

No. 02S00-9805-DP-293.

774 N.E.2d 495 (2002)

Joseph E. CORCORAN, Appellant (Defendant), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

September 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Stephen Miller, John C. Bohdan, Glasser and Ebbs, Fort Wayne, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, James B. Martin, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Joseph E. Corcoran was under stress because his sister's upcoming marriage would necessitate his moving out of her house. And his brother said Corcoran could not move in with him.

He awoke one afternoon to hear his brother and others downstairs talking about him. Irritated, he loaded his rifle and went downstairs to intimidate them, but as Corcoran said later, "It just didn't happen that way." (R. at 1988.) Corcoran killed his brother...

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