Brandon C. Hodge v. State of Indiana

── Brandon C. Hodge v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00281 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 18, 2024 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Mathias concur Case Summary Following a four-day jury trial, Brandon Hodge was convicted of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and obstruction of justice, and he was found to be subject to an enhanced penalty for use of a firearm during commission of the murder. On appeal, Hodge presents several issues, which we restate as follows: 1. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in excluding testimony and admitting text messages? 2.