HAMILTON v. STATE

No. 49A02-0202-CR-122.

783 N.E.2d 1266 (2003)

James HAMILTON, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

March 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teresa D. Harper, Bloomington, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Andrew A. Kobe, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

James Hamilton appeals his convictions of voluntary manslaughter, battery, and carrying a handgun without a license. Specifically, Hamilton contends that the trial court erred in refusing to give his tendered jury instruction on criminal recklessness as a lesser-included offense of murder and in instructing the jury on reasonable doubt. Because the trial court instructed the jury on reckless homicide as a lesser...

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