DANA L LOVE v. State of Indiana

── DANA L LOVE v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00047 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 20, 2023 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Tavitas concur On October 15, 2017, Love visited his neighbor, Kelly Schlusser. 3 During Love’s visit, Schlusser’s five-year-old grandson, B.B., arrived. About twenty minutes after he arrived, B.B. began “play-fighting” with Love, punching Love’s stomach and kicking his shins. Tr. Vol. 2 at 72. At the time, B.B. was under four feet tall and weighed about forty pounds. Love was five feet nine inches tall and weighed around 230 pounds. Love warned B.B. to stop: “don’t do it or else[.]” Id. at 106. But B.B.