Devon L Sterling v. State of Indiana

── Devon L Sterling v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00025 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur In the summer of 2018, Sterling and Ezekiel Jones were both inmates at the Pendleton Correctional Facility. Sterling and Jones did not get along, and they had fought previously. Sterling believed that Jones wanted to kill him. On July 11, 2018, Sterling was permitted to leave his cell house and go to the commissary. One of the correctional officers told Sterling to return to his assigned area, but Sterling refused. Shortly thereafter, the correctional officer heard a “thud.” Tr. Vol. II pp. 235.