Joshua Boyne v. State of Indiana

── Joshua Boyne v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00990 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 13, 2025 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Foley concur Boyne and Culley dated for approximately a year and a half and ended their relationship in June or July of 2023. Then, on August 21, 2023, just before 6:00 p.m., Boyne began knocking on Culley’s back door. When Culley answered, Boyne asked to come inside to talk, but Culley refused. They argued for a couple of minutes while standing at the door, and Boyne tried to push the door open so that he could enter, but Culley shut and locked the door. After closing the door, Culley turned and began walking “through the hallway to the kitchen.” (Tr.