Opinion ID: 2084031
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Heading: sufficiency of the evidence

Text: Lock contends that the evidence is not sufficient to support the convictions because Milano testified, in essence, that he killed Blanton because he feared that allowing her to live would lead to his arrest and conviction for the robbery and would subject him to being an habitual offender. Because of this testimony, defendant argues, the evidence is uncontroverted that Milano did not kill the victim in furtherance of an agreement with defendant. In order to prove a conspiracy to commit a felony, the State must prove that either the defendant or the person with whom the defendant conspired performed an overt act in furtherance of the agreement. Chinn v. State (1987), Ind., 511 N.E.2d 1000, 1002; Komyatti v. State (1986), Ind., 490 N.E.2d 279, 286. The evidence here is that the defendant requested and Milano agreed to commit the murder. In furtherance of that agreement, the defendant gave him money, a floor plan of her mother's house, and a key to the house. Milano subsequently killed the victim. A jury could properly find that both Milano and Lock performed overt acts in furtherance of the agreement; Lock by paying money and furnishing the floor plan and key to her mother's house, and Milano by killing Lock's mother. The evidence is sufficient to support the convictions.