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Robert D James v. State of Indiana

── Robert D James v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01640 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur Around 10:50 p.m. on November 5, 2021, Fort Wayne police found Tremaine Barnett shot to death in the driver’s seat of an SUV. He had been shot in the right side of his head from close range, and the front passenger door of the SUV was left open. About 45 minutes before Barnett was found, a friend of his, Ashley Crawford, saw James in the SUV with Barnett, sitting in the front passenger seat. She said Barnett and James were the only two people in the SUV.
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