Ray Begley v. State Indiana

The defendant, Ray Begley, was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter, a class B felony, Ind. Code § 35-42-1-3 (Burns 1979 Repl.), and was sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment. His direct appeal raises the following issues: 1. Whether the trial court's exclusion of certain testimony about the victim's reputation was reversible error; 2. Whether the trial court's refusal to instruct the jury on selfdefense was reversible error; 3. Whether the verdict was supported by substantial evidence; and 4. Whether defendant's right to an impartial jury trial was denied when he was tried by members of a regular jury panel who had already sat on numerous cases.