Ketcham v. State

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

John Ketcham appeals his conviction of voluntary manslaughter as a Class A felony. In particular, he contends that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on involuntary manslaughter and in admitting into evidence an autopsy photograph of the victim's heart removed from his body. Ketcham also contends that the trial court erred in sentencing him to the maximum term of fifty years by improperly weighing the aggravators and mitigator and that his sentence is manifestly unreasonable.

Because Ketcham failed to designate in writing the number of the…