JOHN S TOVEY v. State of Indiana

── JOHN S TOVEY v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01980 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On May 7, 2021, Tovey and Cathy were in their Mishawaka home when they began to argue about whether to lend their car to Tovey’s nephew. Tovey became upset, stood up, and approached Cathy, getting close enough to pin her to a chair. Tovey began “screaming, screaming, rage, [and] yelling” and hit Cathy on the jaw with his left hand. Tr. Vol. II p. 6. Cathy suffered pain, later testifying that she had “never felt so much pain” and that she had “cried and cried for hours in pain with [a] bag of [frozen] peas on it because it hurt so bad.” Tr.