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MURPHY v. STATE

No. 1275S368.

369 N.E.2d 411 (1977)

Ralph MURPHY, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied January 16, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oscar B. Smith, Jr., Smith & Mulligan, Knox, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Susan J. Davis, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Appellant Murphy was convicted on four counts on February 11, 1975, at the conclusion of a jury trial in Marshall Circuit Court: (1) the first-degree murder of Chad Fivecoate; (2) the first-degree murder of Connie Fivecoate; (3) felony murder in conjunction with robbery; (4) accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. He received sentences of death by electrocution and life imprisonment, respectively, for the first two counts, and sentences...

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