SPRINGER v. STATE

No. 31S01-0302-CR-89.

798 N.E.2d 431 (2003)

Steven S. SPRINGER, Jr., Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 6, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Jon McGovern, Louisville, KY, for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Michael Gene Worden, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Appellee.


SULLIVAN, Justice.

When the son of Defendant Steven S. Springer, Jr., tried to crash a party at a private residence, the host beat him up. Defendant responded by taking a loaded and cocked handgun to the residence. The weapon discharged and a boy was injured. The Court of Appeals reversed Defendant's conviction for criminal recklessness on the ground that the jury had not been instructed to acquit Defendant if it found...

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