Washington v. State

OPINION

SHARPNACK, Senior Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Defendant-Appeliant > Christopher K. Washington appeals the sentence the trial court imposed for his conviction for battery, a Class A felony. Ind.Code § 35-42-2-1 (2007).1 We affirm.

ISSUE

Washington raises one issue, which we restate as whether Washington's sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and the character of the offender.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On October 4, 2007, Washington was carrying E.B., a five-month-old child, from the home of the child's grandmother to the home of the child's aunt in Gary.…