Appellant Taggart was convicted of two counts of murder at the Conclusion of a jury trial, in the Jasper Circuit Court, on September 3, 1976. For the murder of Ivan Trajkovich, he was convicted of first-degree murder in the perpetration of a robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment. For the murder of Lillian Trajkovich, he was also convicted of first-degree murder in the perpetration of a robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment.