Legal Opinion

Birtsas v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 28, 1973No. 2-1272A126PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Case Summary

Buchanan, P.J.

Defendant-appellant Alex Birtsas (Birtsas) appeals from a conviction of Assault and Battery upon a police officer claiming insufficiency of the evidence and self-defense.

We affirm.

FACTS

The facts and evidence most favorable to the State are:

At about 6:35 P.M. on January 24, 1972, Officer Danny J. Richards (Officer Richards) of the Indianapolis Police Department stopped to issue a parking citation for a car parked in a no parking zone in front of a laundromat owned by Birtsas at 57 West 34th Street in Indianapolis. While he was writing the ticket the owner of the car,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. KoonceNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1965
  2. Heichelbech v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Moore v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Rhodes v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1972

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Gomez v. AdamsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. City of South Bend v. FlemingIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Wise v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Stein v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. Wilson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006

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