Mills v. State

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was charged with Murder and Battery. A jury trial resulted in a finding of guilty of Manslaughter, a Class B felony, for which he received twenty (20) years imprisonment and Battery, a Class C felony, for which he received eight (8) years imprisonment, the sentences to run concurrently.

On the evening of March 1, 1985, appellant and his friend, Luther Peckinpaugh, went to the Village Saloon in Evansville, Indiana, where they met Ron Kessler. Appellant claims that one of his reasons for looking for Kessler was to obtain a ride home. Later in the evening, Donald…