Johnson v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
STATON, Judge.
A jury found Larry G. Johnson guilty of battery,1 a Class C felony. The trial court entered a judgment of conviction accordingly and sentenced Johnson to the Indiana Department of Correction for a period of five years.
On appeal, Johnson raises the following issue for review:
Did the trial court err in refusing to give the lesser included offense instructions tendered by Johnson?
Reversed.2
On August 6, 1978, Johnson and Brian Jones were playing basketball at a playground in Fort Wayne, Indiana. While trying to slap the ball away from Johnson, Jones fouled Johnson. Jones immediately…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited44 opinions
- United States v. BassSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Bouie v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Kordel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Hash v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
- Drollinger v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Nash v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
- Mahone v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
- Comer v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Lechner v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
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