Johnson v. State

On May 21, 2013, appellant, Kimberly Johnson, hit Wayne Vendemia, causing him to fall down and strike his head on the road. Vendemia later died of his injuries. Appellant was subsequently convicted of involuntary manslaughter after a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. The court sentenced appellant to seven years’ incarceration.

Appellant presents three questions on appeal, which we have rephrased as follows: 1

1. Did the trial court err or abuse its discretion by modifying the pattern jury instruction for second degree assault?

2. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in…