McClain v. State

Terence McClain appeals from the judgment and sentence entered after a jury *1208found him guilty of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm, attempted voluntary manslaughter with a firearm, and two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. McClain raises several arguments on appeal, only two of which merit discussion. He contends the trial court erred in instructing the jury on the forcible-felony exception to the self-defense instruction, and in sentencing him to a minimum mandatory twenty-five-year sentence for attempted voluntary manslaughter. Finding error in the jury instruction, we…