DWAYNE LUCAS v. State of Indiana

── DWAYNE LUCAS v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02300 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 25, 2022 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Crone concur Case Summary Following a jury trial, Dwayne Lucas was convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to consecutive terms of sixty years of imprisonment on each count. In this appeal, Lucas challenges whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying his post-trial motion for a mistrial. We affirm. Facts & Procedural History On August 5, 2019, officers were called to the intersection of North Tibbs Avenue and Lafayette Road where victims, Miles Cross and Shainita Caffey, were shot and killed.