French v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted in a trial by jury of Murder in the First Degree, Ind.Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1975), for which he was sentenced to imprisonment for life. This direct appeal presents the following issues:(1) Whether the trial court erred in refusing defendant’s three tendered instructions on self-defense.(2) Whether the trial court erred in granting the State’s “Motion in Limine” regarding the criminal record of the deceased, and in preventing the defendant from inquiring into the reputation of the deceased as to peace and quietude.(3) Whether there was…