Crandell v. State

ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

James Crandell (Crandell), defendant-appellant, appeals his conviction of battery, a class A misdemeanor. He received a sentence of one year in jail, and was fined $1,000 plus costs.

We affirm.

The facts favoring the verdict can be summarized as follows: On November 13, 1984, Crandell was walking along a paved walk leading to a restaurant in Hendricks County, when he recognized the victim, James Lowry (Lowry), approaching from the opposite direction on his way to the parking lot. Crandell suddenly punched Lowry in the face, knocking him to the ground. After angry…