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POINTER v. STATE

No. 49A05-9109-CR-306.

585 N.E.2d 33 (1992)

Sharon POINTER, Appellant-Defendant v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fifth District.

January 27, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron E. Haith, Choate Visher & Haith, Indianapolis, for appellant-defendant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Deana M. McIntire, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee-plaintiff.

BARTEAU, Judge.

A jury convicted Sharon Pointer of voluntary manslaughter,1 battery,2 and resisting law enforcement.3 At trial it was undisputed that the victim, George Knox, died from a stab wound inflicted by Pointer. The trial issues relevant to this appeal were whether Pointer's conduct was excusable as an act of self-defense, and if not, whether her state of mind supported...

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