Lawerance Knighten v. State of Indiana

── Lawerance Knighten v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00454 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 26, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Pyle concur Knighten is T.B.’s uncle and lived with his mother, Arlene Brandon, T.B.’s paternal grandmother, in Indianapolis. On January 18, 2018, when T.B. was seven years old and Knighten was over twenty-one years old, T.B.’s mother, Diamond, arranged to have Arlene to watch T.B. while she worked. Arlene, who was recovering from a broken arm, reluctantly agreed. Diamond dropped T.B. off at Arlene’s apartment on January 18, 2018. T.B. remained at Arlene’s apartment the next day and spent the night of January 19, 2018, at Arlene’s apartment.