Evan Hodge v. State of Indiana

── Evan Hodge v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-02033 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 30, 2023 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Pyle concur Hodge raises a single issue on appeal: did the post-conviction court (PCR Court) err in finding that he was not denied effective assistance of trial counsel? We affirm. Facts & Procedural History On direct appeal, this court recounted the facts supporting Hodge’s conviction: [O]n December 18, 2014, Karen Cannon and her fiancé, Martin Joshua, III, spent the night together. The following morning, December 19, 2014, Cannon and Joshua went their separate ways but kept in contact by phone.