Richard Cooley v. State of Indiana

── Richard Cooley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02234 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Porter Category: Criminal Decision: Rehearing Judge Mathias and Judge Bradford concur We recently handed down a memorandum decision that affirmed Richard Cooley’s conviction of murder – for shooting his wife in the heart with his gun pressed against her chest – but vacated his conviction of pointing a firearm on double jeopardy grounds. Cooley v. State, No. 24A-CR-2234, 2025 WL 3281109 (Ind. Ct. App. Nov. 25, 2025). Cooley petitions for rehearing to argue we should not have held the invited error doctrine precluded his appellate challenge to the admission of State’s Exhibit 2.