Tice v. State

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

The defendant appeals from a conviction of assault with intent to murder. 1 He admits shooting the victim but claims that he acted in self defense. He contends that the Trial Court erred in the following respects: in instructing the jury on flight after the crime; in not instructing on both the pre- and post-1973 Criminal Code provisions on self defense; in excluding evidence of a previous assault conviction of the victim; and in denying a motion for acquittal. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

The incident occurred five days after the victim had married the…