CARSON v. STATE

No. 49A02-9512-CR-716.

686 N.E.2d 864 (1997)

Alonzo CARSON, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied November 19, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Fisher, Indianpolis, for Appellant-Defendant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General, Priscilla J. Fossum, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Appellee-Plaintiff.


OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge.

Alonzo Carson (Carson) appeals his conviction of Involuntary Manslaughter and raises the following issues:1

I. Whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury on the use of deadly force in self-defense when the instructions did not inform the jury that a person may act in self-defense to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.

II. Whether the evidence was sufficient to support...

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