From our private database of 46,500+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.
Toops v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
643 N.E.2d 387 (1994)
- Written by Kelli Lanski, JD
Facts
Terry Toops (defendant) was a passenger in a car when the driver panicked at the sight of police because he was a minor and had been drinking alcohol. The driver dove into the backseat, and the car careened out of control. Toops took the steering wheel to regain control of the car. Police pulled the car over and found that Toops was also drunk. Toops was convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He appealed, arguing that the trial court erred in refusing to provide the jury with his proposed jury instruction on the necessity defense.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Rucker, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 832,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,500 briefs, keyed to 994 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
