Kari M. Wooley v. State of Indiana

── Kari M. Wooley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00197 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Montgomery Category: Criminal Decision: Remanded and Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge DeBoer concur Dorothy Hockersmith died without a will in January 2018, after a long battle with diabetes-related illnesses. She left behind two adult daughters—Laura Millsaps and Stacy Parke—each of whom have an unspecified “cognitive disability.” Tr. Vol. VII, pp. 10, 42. Millsaps can function on her own but has “major anxiety.” Tr. Vol. VI, p. 156. When put on the spot, she gets “stressed out,” goes “fog brain,” and forgets what she is doing. Id. She is also “a little slower” with reading and math. Parke’s disability is more “severe.” Tr. Vol. III, p.