Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 35-41-1-11 (2025)

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As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.114-2012, SEC.104.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1993–2015 · leading case: Spangler v. State, 607 N.E.2d 720 (Ind. 1993).
Spangler v. State, 607 N.E.2d 720 (Ind. 1993). · cites it 4× “" I.C. § 35-41-1-11 [emphasis added]. It seems clear that the legislature intended the word "force" to mean something more than mere action.”
Broome v. State, 687 N.E.2d 590 (Ind. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “” Ind.Code § 35-41-1-11. 7 . Broome has also argued that, under Evidence Rule 406, his proffered testimony is admissible as evidence of Murray’s habit.”
Simpson v. State, 915 N.E.2d 511 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “]" Indiana Code Section 35-41-1-11 defines "forcible felony" as "a felony that involves the use or threat of force against a human being, or in which there is imminent danger of bodily injury to a human being.”
Goonen v. State, 705 N.E.2d 209 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “denied. “ ‘Forcible felony’ means a felony that involves the use or threat of force against a human being, or in which there is imminent danger of bodily injury to a human being.”
Owens v. State, 659 N.E.2d 466 (Ind. 1995). · cites it 2× “" With respect to Count III of the information, which charged as Class D felony that Michael Owens intimidated Rodney Owens, the evidence supporting the conviction showed that when Rodney Owens tried to intervene during the first beating of Bennett, Michael Owens told him to…”
Demetrius Walker v. State of Indiana, 998 N.E.2d 724 (Ind. 2013). · cites it 2× “(defining "forcible" in part by comparison to statutory definition of "forcible felony" which included felonies involving "the use or threat of force against a human being" and those "in which there is imminent danger of bodily injury to a human being" (emphasis added) (citing…”
Maddox T. Macy v. State of Indiana, 9 N.E.3d 249 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “(quoting Ind.Code § 35-41-1-11, now codified as Ind.”
Ajabu v. State, 677 N.E.2d 1035 (Ind. Ct. App. 1997). “The offense was charged as a Class D felony because the threat was to commit a forcible felony. I.C. § 35-45-2-l(b)(l)(A). A forcible felony is a felony that involves the use or threat of force against a human being or in which there is imminent danger of bodily injury to a…”
Alan Dwayne Gray v. State of Indiana, No. 45A04-1110-CR-517 (Ind. Ct. App. Apr. 23, 2012). · cites it 2× “Ind. Code § 35-41-1-11 defines forcible felony as a “felony that involves the use or threat of force against a human being, or in which there is imminent danger of bodily injury to a human being.”
Michael James Beasley v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.), No. 45A03-1407-CR-251 (Ind. Ct. App. Feb. 13, 2015). · cites it 2× “(defining “forcible” in part by comparison to statutory definition of “forcible felony” which included felonies involving “the use or threat of force against a human being” and those “in which there is imminent danger of bodily injury to a human being” (emphasis added) (citing…”
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