Kody Lee Hileman v. State of Indiana

── Kody Lee Hileman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02702 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 22, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Miami Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur In early 2023, Hileman was in a relationship with S.A., and the two lived together. Late in the night on February 4, S.A. took Hileman’s phone from him while he was asleep. S.A. looked through Hileman’s phone and found something that “upset” her. Tr. Vol. 3 at 24. S.A. woke Hileman up and 1 Ind. Code § 35-42-2-1.3(c)(3). 2 I.C. § 35-42-2-1.3(a)(1). “confronted” him. Id. The two then had a “full [b]lown argument,” and S.A. told Hileman that he “needed to get out.” Id. at 24. The two continued to argue, and Hileman “grabbed onto” S.A.