Tynae R. Couts v. State of Indiana

── Tynae R. Couts v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01990 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 08, 2023 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Bradford concur On October 11, 2021, Couts and Corlaysia Meaux argued about a man. The argument “got out of hand” and Couts stabbed Meaux in the chest. (Tr. Vol. II at 156.) Couts rendered aid to Meaux until emergency personnel arrived. When officers arrived on the scene, they observed Meaux on the floor in the living room and Meaux’s fourteen-year-old sister, K.D., sitting on the couch next to Meaux’s body. Couts initially told police Meaux “stabbed herself[.]” (App. Vol.