Pedro H Rivera v. State of Indiana

── Pedro H Rivera v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02519 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 17, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Dubois Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On March 19, 2021, Rivera and Ramirez-Garcia were working as upholsters at Best Chairs in Ferdinand. The two were conversing in Spanish, and their conversation was “very aggressive” and “very heated.” Tr. Vol. II pp. 20, 43. As he argued with Ramirez-Garcia, Rivera kept pacing between his workstation and Ramirez-Garcia’s workstation. At some point, Rivera grabbed an ice pick from his workstation and “took off towards” Ramirez-Garcia. Tr. Vol. II p. 24. Rivera then “lunged at [Ramirez-Garcia] about […] three times” but missed each time. Tr.