Michael Damien Howell v. State of Indiana

Crone, Judge.

Case Summary

[1] Michael Damien Howell was convicted of level 2 felony voluntary manslaughter, level 6 felony criminal recklessness while armed with a deadly weapon, level 3 felony attempted robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, and level 6 felony auto theft. On appeal, he contends that his voluntary manslaughter conviction must be reversed because an allegedly erroneous jury instruction resulted in fundamental error. He also argues that his convictions for criminal recklessness and attempted robbery violate double jeopardy principles and requests that we vacate his criminal…