DeRyan Cook v. State of Indiana

── DeRyan Cook v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PC-02168 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Cook previously sought reversal of his murder conviction on direct appeal to this Court. Cook v. State, 119 N.E.3d 1092 (Ind. Ct. App. 2019), trans. denied. Thus, we recount some of the relevant facts as relayed in that opinion. On June 4, 2017, Michael Turpin’s (“Turpin”) truck broke down. After unsuccessfully attempting to find someone to pick him up, he and Jamie Baker (“Baker”) decided to walk to a friend’s house on the other side of town. As they walked across a Walgreen’s parking lot at approximately 12:30 a.m.