Kendall Johnson v. State of Indiana

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Kendall Johnson appeals his convictions of and sentences for murder, a felony, 1 and Class C felony battery. 2 He presents two issues for our consideration:

1. Whether the trial court abused its discretion when it declined to instruct the jury on reckless homicide as a lesser-included offense of murder; and

2. Whether Johnson’s sentence was inappropriate based on his character and the nature of the offense.

We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 3

Around 2:00 a.m. on June 10, 2011, Johnson arrived at Quintell Williams’ house to visit his girlfriend, Natasha Jordan, who was…