DEGENIAS v. STATE

No. 3-1277A304.

386 N.E.2d 1230 (1979)

William DEGENIAS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

March 22, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Mayer, Merrillville, for defendant-appellant.

Theo. L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Alembert W. Brayton, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for plaintiff-appellee.


GARRARD, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was charged by information of assault and battery with intent to kill. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of aggravated assault.

Appellant alleges as error the giving of an instruction on self defense, which reads:

"In this case the defendant claims that the acts charged against him were committed in self-defense and therefore, that the injury to the victim was justified. The general doctrine of self-defense...

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