Begley v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Ray Begley, was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-3 (Burns 1979 Repl.), and was sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment. His direct appeal raises the following issues:

1. Whether the trial court’s exclusion of certain testimony about the victim’s reputation was reversible error;

2. Whether the trial court’s refusal to instruct the jury on self-defense was reversible error;

3. Whether the verdict was supported by substantial evidence; and

4. Whether defendant’s right to an impartial jury trial was denied when he was…