Van Donk v. State

OPINION

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Appellant-defendant Jeffrey Van Donk appeals his conviction for battery, 1 a Class A misdemeanor. The facts most favorable to the verdict are set forth below.

On the afternoon of February 14, 1996, Van Donk entered his home, proceeded upstairs, and began packing some of his belongings. Shortly thereafter, Van Donk began to argue with his wife. The argument escalated, and Van Donk pushed and dragged his wife down the stairs, and took her head and hit it against a doorway, bruising her below her left eye. A call was placed to the Newton County Sheriffs Department. Two…