Wells v. State

OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge.

Jason Lamont Wells ("Wells") was convicted in Vanderburgh Cireuit Court of Class C felony involuntary manslaughter as a lesser-included offense of the charged crime of murder. Wells appeals and presents three issues, which we restate as:

I. Whether the trial court erred in excluding evidence regarding pri- or conduct of the victim;

Whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence Wells's statement to the police; and

III. Whether the trial court erred in imposing an eight-year sentence.

We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

In 2002, Wells was convicted of Class D…