BROWN v. STATE

No. 49S00-9901-CR-19.

738 N.E.2d 271 (2000)

Toney L. BROWN, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 15, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine M. Morrison, Wolf & Morrison, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorney for Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General of Indiana, Michael McLaughlin, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorneys for Appellee.


SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant Toney L. Brown was convicted of murder, attempted murder, and carrying a handgun without a license for shooting two men in a fight. We find that the State had sufficient evidence to overcome his claim of self-defense and that the trial court did not err in rejecting his proposed jury instruction on self-defense because the court's own instructions were adequate.

We have jurisdiction over this direct appeal because the longest single...

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