Eric D Dycus v. State of Indiana

── Eric D Dycus v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00754 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 20, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Dycus and his sons, Daion, an adult, and D.M., a minor, had a poor relationship. On August 8, 2020, Daion and D.M. were seated outside of a church after attending a funeral for their paternal uncle. Dycus arrived at the church, and, as Dycus walked toward his sons, D.M. got up to avoid him. Dycus grabbed D.M. by the wrist. Daion then grabbed Dycus’s wrist and said, “[W]e didn’t come here for that. All we came here to do was pay our respects to our uncle.” Tr. Vol. II p. 54.