Irfan Syed v. State of Indiana

── Irfan Syed v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01738 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 29, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Syed and I.S. were married, pursuant to an arranged marriage, on July 24, 2019, after which I.S. moved to the United States to live with Syed. I.S. became pregnant in August or September of 2019, and later gave birth to the couple’s first child, a daughter. By May of 2021, Syed and I.S. had moved to a home on Tuscany Lane in Indianapolis. On May 8, 2021, I.S. and Syed were packing clothes in preparation to visit her family in New Jersey when I.S. made a “mistake” while packing. Tr. Vol. II p. 127.