Dijoun Sims v. State of Indiana

── Dijoun Sims v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00391 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 26, 2023 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Robb concur In July 2022, LaDonna Sims (“LaDonna”), Sims’s mother, believed Sims was homeless. LaDonna would deliver clean clothes to the shelter at which he was staying, had some of Sims’s possessions including clothing in her car, and, if he needed something, she would bring it to him. On July 12, 2022, Sims arrived at LaDonna’s house and “just wanted to get in.” Transcript Volume II at 24. Sims asked if he could come in, and LaDonna said no through the window. Sims said that he had “something in there” and was “banging on [her] door.” Id. at 25.