Settles v. State

OPINION

DARDEN, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Anthony Settles appeals the sentence imposed by the trial court after he pleaded guilty to aggravated battery, a class B felony.

We affirm.

ISSUE

Whether the trial court erred by improperly finding aggravating circumstances, ignoring mitigating factors, and failing to weigh the factors such that it imposed an improper sentence.

FACTS

Late in the evening of March 10, 2001, deputies from the Howard County Sheriffs Department arrived at a Kokomo residence in response to a report of a possible stabbing. David Vary was found lying on the ground with “stab…