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Wilson v. State

Citations

  • 770 N.E.2d 799
  • 2002 Ind. LEXIS 540
  • 2002 WL 1398035

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  • holding that a “mutual combatant, whether or not the initial aggressor, must declare an armistice before he or she may claim self-defense”
  • holding that a mutual combatant, whether or not the initial aggressor, must declare an armistice before he or she may claim self-defense
  • holding that the evidence was sufficient to rebut the defendant’s self-defense claim where he continued shooting after the victim had ceased firing and was attempting to leave the area
  • holding evidence sufficient to rebut defendant’s claim of self-defense where defendant was retaliating against initial aggressor and did not withdraw
  • holding defendant was required to withdraw from the encounter as a precondition for a claim of self-defense
  • conflicting evidence about whether defendant was provoked permitted trier-of-fact to reject defendant’s claim of self-defense

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Judges: Rucker, Shepard, Dickson, Sullivan, Boehm

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