Gerald Bell v. State of Indiana

── Gerald Bell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00727 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 13, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur The underlying facts are taken from the opinion of Bell’s prior appeal: On the evening of March 3, 2020, sixteen-year-old Jeremiah Hendricks [(“Hendricks”)] arranged to meet fifteen-year-old Luis Miranda [(“Miranda”)] at an apartment complex in Lafayette. 1 Bell originally appealed his convictions and sentence, raising several issues, and a panel of this court affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with instruction to correct sentencing errors. Bell v. State, Case No. 23A-CR-443 (Ind. Ct. App. Dec. 8, 2023) (mem.).