Terrance Leroy Smoots, Jr. v. State of Indiana

── Terrance Leroy Smoots, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-02101 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 27, 2021 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge Weissmann concur On September 24, 2019, Robert Simmons, an inmate at the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC), was transported to the Madison County Jail pursuant to a DOC directive. At approximately 2:17 p.m., Simmons carried his bedding and some personal effects to his cell block. As Simmons unpacked his belongings, Smoots—also a prisoner at the jail—was watching from the upper level. At some point, the jail’s video surveillance camera showed Smoots pull his hair back and remove his long-sleeved shirt.