White v. State

Appellant, Basil White, was indicted for first degree murder. After a trial by jury, he was found guilty of second degree murder, Ind. Code § 35-1-54-1, and sentenced to a term of fifteen to twenty-five years.

He appeals on two interrelated grounds: (1) that the State did not produce sufficient evidence of probative value to rebut appellant’s claim of self-defense, and (2) that the State did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt all the necessary elements of second degree murder and that, therefore, the verdict was contrary to law.

The facts which support the verdict of the jury show that, on…