Harvey L. Sanders v. State of Indiana

── Harvey L. Sanders v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02578 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 16, 2025 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Scheele concur Sanders and S.G. lived in Elkhart. On January 21, 2024, S.G.’s grandmother died. The next afternoon, S.G.'s cousin Forestean Harris came to S.G.’s house to take S.G. to be with family members. Harris arrived at the residence and found Sanders and S.G. arguing. Sanders told S.G. to leave and said “he didn’t care about [S.G.’s] grandmother dying[.]” (Tr. Vol. II at 80.) When S.G. went to get her shoes, Sanders followed her and then grabbed her by the neck and punched her multiple times above her left eye. S.G.