ALLEN C FENDER v. State of Indiana

── ALLEN C FENDER v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00940 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 16, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Pyle concur The evidence most favorable to the judgment is as follows. Fender and Cody Edgecombe were friends. On December 9, 2018, Edgecombe was at a house in Indianapolis with his girlfriend, Barbara Scott, and several other people: Mariah Manley, Eric Kirby, and David Smith. All five were drug users. At some point, Edgecombe texted Fender a picture of Smith and said Smith was holding him against his will. Fender and his girlfriend, Stefani Middleton, had been using methamphetamine.