Joseph Lewis v. State of Indiana

── Joseph Lewis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00690 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 04, 2023 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Weissmann concur Dawn Crittenden parked her car outside her sister’s house on North Capitol Avenue in Indianapolis and went into the house for seven to ten minutes. When Crittenden returned to her car, she saw a man later identified as Lewis sitting in the driver’s seat, rummaging through her purse. Crittenden took pictures of Lewis with her cellphone and told him to “get out of [her] car and get out of [her] purse.” Tr. Vol. 2 at 40. Lewis got out of the car and entered a house “a few houses down past [Crittenden’s] sister’s house[.]” Id.