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Robert T. Drake v. State of Indiana

── Robert T. Drake v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00189 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 31, 2023 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Whitley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Felix concur In the early morning hours of March 14, 2022, Joseph Guerra observed Curtis Thomas put a hatchet through the windshield of the vehicle of Guerra’s girlfriend, Kayla Burget. Between 5:45 and 6:00 a.m., Guerra picked up Burget in her vehicle, and Burget was “extremely pissed off.” Transcript Volume II at 169. Guerra and Burget picked up Drake and his girlfriend, Ashlynn McClain. Burget was “mad,” “cussing up a storm,” and “wanted something done.” Id. at 171.
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