Jose Maldonado-Morales v. State of Indiana

OPINION

SHARPNACK, Senior Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Jose Maldonado-Morales appeals his conviction of domestic battery in the presence of a child, a Class D felony. Ind. Code § 35-42-2-1.3 (2006).

We affirm.

ISSUE

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion when it instructed the jury on the doctrine of transferred intent.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In November 2009, Maldonado-Morales was involved in an altercation with his ex-wife and mother of his child, Ana Justo, and Justo’s boyfriend, Victor Ortega. Late in the evening, Maldonado-Morales went to Justo’s…