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MAYES v. STATE

No. 49S00-0002-CR-92.

744 N.E.2d 390 (2001)

Kenneth MAYES, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 13, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul T. Fulkerson, Skiles & Cook, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Karen M. Freeman-Wilson, Attorney General of Indiana, Grant H. Carlton, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

RUCKER, Justice.

Indiana's self-defense statute essentially provides that the defense is not available to a person who is committing a crime.

We interpret the statute to mean there must be an immediate causal connection between the crime and the confrontation. In this case, there was sufficient evidence before the jury to conclude that the crime of unlawful possession of a handgun was causally connected to the murder...

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