DAVIS v. STATE

No. 49S05-0408-CR-349.

813 N.E.2d 1176 (2004)

Donald DAVIS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

August 26, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberly A. Jackson, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General, George P. Sherman, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Donald Davis assaulted his former girlfriend, and the court found him guilty of criminal recklessness involving serious bodily injury, a class D felony. The question on appeal is whether a lacerated lip and a broken pinky finger constitute serious bodily injury. We hold they do not.

After K.R. and Davis had broken up, he appeared at her home asking to use the bathroom, and she agreed. While Davis was still in the house, one...

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