Lyttle v. State

Shannon Lyttle was convicted of murder and sentenced to a term of fifty-five (55) years. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred by refusing to give á jury instruction on reckless homicide.

Factual and Procedural Background

On September 9, 1995, Lyttle was at the house of Josephine Flores, drinking beer and smoking “weed” with Reynaldo Torres, Angel Torres, Richard Mesaros, Jose Lugo, David Frohwerk, and John Autrey. Several of these men left the vicinity of the house, and approached Matthew Blankenship and his younger brother, Brian, who had just made a phone call from the…