Patton v. State

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Derric Patton appeals his convictions after a jury trial of two counts of criminal recklessness as Class C felonies 1 and the sentences imposed pursuant to the convie-tions. He raises four issues, which we restate as:

1. Whether the trial court improperly failed to instruct the jury that self-defense does not require retreat;

2. Whether Patton was subjected to double jeopardy;

3. Whether the trial court improperly imposed consecutive sentences without requiring the State to prove to a jury there were aggravating cireum-stances; and

4. Whether the trial court improperly imposed…