Cordell O. Spencer v. State of Indiana

Vaidik, Chief Judge.

Case Summary

[1] Cordell O. Spencer appeals his conviction for Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement by force. He argues that the trial court erred in declining to give his tendered jury instruction on "force," which included examples from cases where our appellate courts concluded that the "force" element was not satisfied. Because the proposed instruction emphasized particular factual scenarios, thereby minimizing other potentially relevant evidence, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in declining to give it.

*210 Facts and Procedural History

[2] The evidence…