JASPER LAMONT LAWSON v. State of Indiana

── JASPER LAMONT LAWSON v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00744 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 12, 2022 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Crone concur Lawson attacked M.J. following a bonfire at a neighbor’s house. The pair had been romantically involved for the past decade. Although their relationship was “off and on” over the years, Lawson and M.J. communicated regularly. Tr. Vol. II, p. 146. On the day of Lawson’s attack, he and M.J. exchanged text messages in which M.J. made clear to Lawson she did not want to see him. Undeterred, Lawson showed up at M.J.’s home that evening and accompanied her to a neighbor’s bonfire. At the bonfire, Lawson and M.J.