Antonio R Jones v. State of Indiana

── Antonio R Jones v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-00771 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 09, 2020 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Case Summary [1] Following a bench trial, Antonio R. Jones appeals his conviction for murder, a felony. His sole claim is that the State failed to sufficiently rebut his claim of sudden heat and that, therefore, his conviction should be reduced to voluntary manslaughter, a Level 2 felony. We affirm. Facts & Procedural History Christina Guerrero is Jones’s mother, and Roberto Cisneros, Guerreo’s longtime boyfriend, is the victim in this case. Jones and Cisneros were also friends.