Jones v. State

OPINION

BAILEY, Judge.

Case Summary

Jimmie E. Jones, Jr. (“Jones”) appeals his conviction for Murder, a felony. 1 We affirm.

Issue

Jones presents a single issue for review: whether the trial court abused its discretion by refusing Jones’s tendered instructions on Reckless Homicide and Involuntary Manslaughter.

Facts and Procedural History

On October 1, 2009, the body of Andrew Takash, Jr. (“Takash”) was discovered in his Hamilton County home. The autopsy revealed that Takash had been dead for a few days. He had been asphyxiated; in particular, his injuries were consistent with manual .strangulation.…