OLIVE v. STATE

No. 71S00-9705-CR-300.

696 N.E.2d 381 (1998)

Tommy Lee OLIVE, Defendant-Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 11, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Stanley, South Bend, for Defendant-Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General, Rachel Zaffrann, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


DICKSON, Justice.

Following a bench trial, the defendant, Tommy Lee Olive, was convicted of the August 25, 1995, murder of Rolisa Wood in South Bend, Indiana. In this direct appeal, he contends that the evidence is insufficient to prove murder and, alternatively, that he should have been convicted only of voluntary manslaughter.

A claim of insufficient evidence will prevail if, considering the probative evidence

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