Nash v. State

OPINION

BAILEY, Judge.

Case Summary

Appellant-Defendant William C. Nash (“Nash”) appeals his conviction and sentence for Battery By Body Waste, as a Class C felony. 1 We affirm.

Issues

Nash raises two issues on appeal:

I. Whether there was sufficient evidence to support his conviction; and

II. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in failing to assign more weight to his mental illness as a mitigating circumstance.

Facts and Procedural History

On March 20, 2006, Nash was an inmate in the New Castle Correctional Facility’s mental health unit. Nash became very upset, claiming that he wanted to…