Tyrone Stokes v. State of Indiana

── Tyrone Stokes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01740 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In the early morning hours of April 4, 2024, at some point that is unclear from the record, Stokes contacted law enforcement and reported that he had been in a car accident in South Bend near the Michigan border. Michigan law enforcement officers were the first to arrive, although the time of their arrival is also unclear from the record. After determining the accident was “an Indiana jurisdiction call,” the Michigan officers contacted Indiana law enforcement. Tr. Vol. IV at 18. [4] St.