Young v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in the conviction of appellant of the crime of Voluntary Manslaughter, a Class B felony, for which he received a sentence of fifteen (15) years, and the Crime of Carrying a Handgun Without a License, a Class A misdemeanor, for which appellant received a sentence of one (1) year, the sentences to run concurrently.

The facts are: On March 13, 1987, a group of young men, mostly in their late teens, were having a party at 3463 North Colorado Avenue in Indianapolis. An argument erupted when Darrell Jones, the victim, snatched a hat from another young man. As the…