Aaron Hope v. State of Indiana

── Aaron Hope v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01095 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 17, 2026 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey concurs. Judge Tavitas concurs in result Hope and his girlfriend, J.B., had an on-again-off-again relationship and shared a child together. In January 2024, J.B. was seven months pregnant with their second child and staying at Hope’s place in the Castle Point Apartments in South Bend. In the early morning hours of January 14, Hope and J.B. got into a verbal argument that turned physical. Hope struck J.B., tried to strangle her, and kicked her in the stomach. J.B. fled outside into the cold and snow and called 9-1-1.