Gregory Dwayne Smith, Jr. v. State of Indiana

── Gregory Dwayne Smith, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01764 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 20, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On August 7, 2024, Smith and K.H. were both at Lafayette Transitional Housing Center (“LTHC”) in Tippecanoe County. Smith and K.H. were talking to one another in LTHC’s dayroom, and K.H. got up to go outside to vape. Smith asked K.H. to sit back down and then told K.H. that “he would hurt [K.H.] if [K.H.] didn’t sit down.” Tr. Vol. II at 110. Smith told K.H. that “[h]e would hit [K.H.] in [the] face if [he] didn’t sit next to him.” Id. at 133. Smith directed K.H. to sit “[r]ight in front of him” at the table where Smith was already sitting.