William D. Titus v. State of Indiana

── William D. Titus v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00387 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 14, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur In the Summer of 2022, Titus and Luse lived together. As Titus slept during the early morning hours of July 27, 2022, Luse began reading his text messages, coming across a ten-month-old message thread between Titus and his previous romantic partner. At that point, Luse became “irate[,]” “jerked the blankets” off of Titus, and the two “tussle[d] with the blankets.” Tr. Vol. II pp. 11, 8. During this incident, Luse “got smacked.” Tr. Vol. II p. 8. Titus became upset and began “throwing things around the house[.]” Tr. Vol. II p.