Deccoe Terrez Tate v. State of Indiana

── Deccoe Terrez Tate v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02238 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge DeBoer concur The facts most favorable to the verdict are as follows. Around midnight on September 12, 2022, K.R. and her boyfriend, Marquete Lauderdale, arranged to visit Tate and his girlfriend, China Pinkney, in their South Bend apartment. K.R. told Lauderdale that she needed to take a shower, and he told her that she could do so at Tate’s apartment. K.R. and Lauderdale walked to the apartment and were greeted by Tate and Pinkney. Pinkney told K.R. that she could take a shower. Lauderdale left the apartment to meet someone, and K.R.