AUGUSTUS LAMAR MITCHELL v. State of Indiana

── AUGUSTUS LAMAR MITCHELL v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02722 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 25, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge May concur In the fall of 2020, Vincent Starks lived with his fiancée, Betty Warren, and his fiancée’s cousin, Gary Mitchell (“Gary”). The defendant, Augustus Mitchell (“Mitchell”), previously lived with Starks and his fiancée. Starks and Mitchell did not get along well. On October 30, 2020, Starks drove Gary to a home on the east side of Indianapolis to get money from Gary’s niece. As the two got out of the vehicle, Mitchell approached and was “right there in [Starks’s] face.” Tr. Vol. 1 p. 21. Starks told Mitchell, “I don’t have time for this.” Id.