McKinley Kelly v. State of Indiana

── McKinley Kelly v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25S-PC-00108 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: April 30, 2025 Author: Justice Derek Molter County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Violence enveloped McKinley Kelly’s childhood. His father sometimes beat him, once by whipping him repeatedly with an extension cord and another time by beating him with a stick and kicking him in the head. Bullets came through the windows of his family home. When Kelly was fifteen, he was shot in the shoulder. And he witnessed the death of his best friend, who died in his arms after being shot.