Patrick Joseph Ross v. State of Indiana

── Patrick Joseph Ross v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00773 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 26, 2022 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Crone concur Ross and his wife, Vanessa Espinoza, lived together in Hammond with their middle-school-aged son, J.R. Espinoza also had a four-year-old son from a previous relationship with Timothy Mecyssne. On the morning of January 25, 2018, Ross took some Xanax and started drinking alcohol. At some point, Ross and Espinoza began to argue about Mecyssne. The two engaged in a physical altercation, and Ross continued drinking and “popping Xanax like Tic Tacs” until he became intoxicated. Transcript Vol.