Byron A. Barnes v. State of Indiana

── Byron A. Barnes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02606 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Scheele concur In November 2021, Barnes’s friend Tobijah Goines, also known as “Toby4,” was shot and killed during what police described as narcotics activity at the home of Tyrae Hayes. Tr. Vol. III, p. 77. Though Hayes was initially a suspect, no charges were ever filed. Eight months after Goines’s death, Barnes and a companion, Jimmijion Bailey, crossed paths with Hayes at a gas station.