DeBRULER, Justice, concurring. If a lesser offense is "inherently" or "factually" included in a charged crime, and a prima facie case of the charged crime has been presented by the State, the State or the defendant should be entitled to an instruction on such lesser offense. In my opinion, long held, Jones v. State (1982), Ind, 488 N.E.2d 972 (DeBruler, J., concurring in…
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