Joel Williams, Jr. v. State of Indiana

── Joel Williams, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00394 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 09, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur One night in March 1984, seventeen-year-old L.F. was at home with her father and some friends. L.F.’s mother, A.D., and fourteen-year-old sister, M.A., were on their way home. When they arrived, Williams, then seventeen, and two other men followed them up to the house, pointed a gun at A.D.’s head, and forced her to let them inside. The men ordered the occupants of the home to lie on the living-room floor. They then made A.D., L.F., and M.A. remove their clothing at gunpoint. Williams told L.F.