State v. Austin

The case currently before this Court, a domestic dispute turned violent between a sister and her brother, arises out of a seemingly inconsequential act, i.e. , the unauthorized erasure by the former of a television program previously recorded by the latter.

The defendant, Gerwanna Austin ("Austin"), having pled guilty as charged to aggravated battery, appeals her sentence of eight years as excessive. We affirm her conviction and sentence.

FACTS

On November 12, 2016, Austin and her brother, Brandon, began arguing after Austin erased a television program that Brandon had recorded. Austin, who…