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6 Indiana opinions name it 2 courts 1897–2025 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Indiana courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
United States v. Bennie L. Petersongreen1 sentence2025At trial, there was nothing but speculation to support a finding that Kimbrough reasonably believed that Joshua and/or Eli were about to use unlawful force against him and/or his coworkers and that deadly force was necessary to prevent serious bodily injury. 2 [37] Our Supreme Court has stated that “the law of self defense is a law of necessity; the right of self-defense arises only when the necessity begins, and equally ends with the necessity; and never must be the necessity be greater than when the force employed defensively is deadly.” Whipple v. State, 523 N.E.2d 1363, 1366 (Ind. 1988) (a | 1 | 1 |
Whipple v. Stategreen1 sentence2025At trial, there was nothing but speculation to support a finding that Kimbrough reasonably believed that Joshua and/or Eli were about to use unlawful force against him and/or his coworkers and that deadly force was necessary to prevent serious bodily injury. 2 [37] Our Supreme Court has stated that “the law of self defense is a law of necessity; the right of self-defense arises only when the necessity begins, and equally ends with the necessity; and never must be the necessity be greater than when the force employed defensively is deadly.” Whipple v. State, 523 N.E.2d 1363, 1366 (Ind. 1988) (a | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Indiana. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Harvey v. State
green
2 sentences2009The trial court instructed the jury: "A person who is not in his home or fixed place of business and is carrying a handgun without a license eannot by law claim the protection of the law of self defense." Id. at 876 . 2003The trial court instructed the jury as follows, "A person who is not in his home or fixed place of business and is carrying a handgun without a license cannot by law claim the protection of the law of self defense." Id. at 876 . | 4 | 2001–2009 |
Snyder v. State
neutral
1 sentence1897Said instructions, when considered together, correctly stated the law applicable to the facts of this case; and the cases of Hunter v. State, 101 Ind. 241 ; Bird v. State, 107 Ind. 154 , and Snyder v. State, 59 Ind. 105 , cited by appellant, are not in point here. | 1 | 1897–1897 |
Hunter v. State
neutral
1 sentence1897Said instructions, when considered together, correctly stated the law applicable to the facts of this case; and the cases of Hunter v. State, 101 Ind. 241 ; Bird v. State, 107 Ind. 154 , and Snyder v. State, 59 Ind. 105 , cited by appellant, are not in point here. | 1 | 1897–1897 |
Bird v. State
green
1 sentence1897Said instructions, when considered together, correctly stated the law applicable to the facts of this case; and the cases of Hunter v. State, 101 Ind. 241 ; Bird v. State, 107 Ind. 154 , and Snyder v. State, 59 Ind. 105 , cited by appellant, are not in point here. | 1 | 1897–1897 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.