Legal Opinion
Harvey v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided June 30, 1995No. 45A03-9409-CR-362PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GARRARD, Judge.
After a jury trial Macie Harvey was convicted of murder. His appeal challenges one of the final instructions given by the court concerning his defense of self defense. The court gave twenty-three final instructions, eight of which related to Harvey's claim of self defense. The one challenged [Final instruction #14] stated,
A person who is not in his home or fixed place of business and is carrying a handgun without a license cannot by law claim the protection of the law of self defense.
Evidence at trial disclosed that Harvey admitted to police that he did not have a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hill v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
- Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
- Hughes v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1937
- Duncan v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
- Strong v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Smith v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
- J.T. v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
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