Jerico Lydell Simmons v. State of Indiana

── Jerico Lydell Simmons v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03113 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 29, 2025 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Foley concur On February 27, 2023, Simmons drove to Christopher Trice’s home in Fort Wayne and arrived there around 7:00 p.m. While Simmons and Trice were watching television, a mutual friend—Timothy Coats—called Simmons and invited him to play cards. Simmons accepted the invitation and drove himself and Trice to Jovanna Britt’s residence. Britt was Coats’s girlfriend, and they had been living together for several weeks.