Legal Opinion

Spann v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided April 12, 1994No. 49A05-9308-CR-295PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHARPNACK, Chief Judge.

Dewayne Spann appeals from his convie-tions of carrying a handgun without a license and aggravated battery. We affirm.

Spann raises the following restated issues for our review:

1. whether there is sufficient evidence supporting Spann's conviction of aggravated battery;

2. whether the State met its burden in rebutting Spann's claim of self-defense; and

3. whether the jury reached inconsistent verdicts when it found Spann not guilty of attempted murder but guilty of aggravated battery.

The facts most favorable to the conviction of aggravated battery are as follows. On July…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Loyd v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Hutchinson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Townsend v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Metzler v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Washington v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hollowell v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  2. Kendall v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. James v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001
  4. Vela v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. Smith v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2011

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