Sylvester Ford v. State of Indiana

── Sylvester Ford v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00697 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 02, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur Prior to 2020, Ford had lived with and been adopted by Martha. In early 2020, Ford had been removed from Martha’s home after he had been found to be a delinquent child for committing an unlawful act on another minor who had been in Martha’s care and had lived in Martha’s home. Ford had then moved in with Devon, and, as of February 16, 2020, had lived with Devon for approximately two and one-half weeks. Around 10:00 a.m. on February 16, 2020, Ford shot Devon multiple times while Devon was lying in his bed.