Shakka Eugene Brogdon v. State of Indiana

── Shakka Eugene Brogdon v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 18A-CR-00734 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2018 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Tavitas concur Case Summary Following a jury trial, Shakka Brogdon was found guilty of two counts of Level 3 felony aggravated battery, stemming from his involvement in a fight in which one person died. The trial court merged the counts and sentenced Brogdon to sixteen years of incarceration. He raises two issues that we restate as: I. Whether the trial court abused its discretion when it denied his request for a continuance of the jury trial; and II.