HARRIS v. STATE

No. 478S76.

382 N.E.2d 913 (1978)

Virginia Jo HARRIS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 30, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Krochta, Rice & Vanstone, Evansville, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Elmer Lloyd Whitmer, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Virginia Jo Harris, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to fifteen to twenty-five years' imprisonment. Upon her appeal to this Court, she raises four issues for our review:

1. Did the state produce sufficient evidence to show that the defendant did not act in self defense?

2. Was the evidence sufficient to support the existence of malice?

3. Did the trial court err in refusing to give the defendant...

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