Harry L. Lacy v. State of Indiana

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

[1] Harry L. Lacy appeals his conviction of Level 6 felony identity deception 1 arguing the trial court abused its discretion by declining to give his tendered jury instructions. He also claims the prosecutor committed misconduct by arguing Lacy had the burden to prove an affirmative defense. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[2] On January 31, 2015, Lacy entered the Delaware County Jail to visit his wife, Cassandra Collins, who was an inmate. Collins’ lawyer was Mark McKinney. Lawyers have unsupervised private contact with clients who are inmates at the jail, while…