Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 35-41-1-11 (2025)
Repealed
✓ 2025 Indiana Code: the 2026 session is not included
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 Repealed by P.L.114-2012, SEC.104.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). “" 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). “” 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). “]" 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). “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). “" 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). “(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). “(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). “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). “(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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