Miguel Tyler v. State of Indiana

── Miguel Tyler v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01817 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On July 26, 2023, Tyler was helping some friends move furniture into an apartment at the Cambridge Estates complex in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. After they arrived, Tyler and his friends walked over to a nearby cookout. While they were at the cookout, Lawrence approached the group, argued, and “cussed … out” Tyler’s friend Roseanne Adams. Tr. Vol. II at 180. Adams began to walk away, but Lawrence “was still having more words.” Id. Things “got heated” because others started arguing with Lawrence, including Tyler. Id. at 181.