KEENAN J.P. MARDIS v. State of Indiana

── KEENAN J.P. MARDIS v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-00994 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 24, 2023 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Weissmann concur The relevant facts as discussed in Mardis’s direct appeal follow: On December 19, 2014, Mardis and others confronted Lenell Williams and Ontario Brown on Wagner Avenue in Elkhart, near the Washington Gardens apartments. One of Mardis’ companions, Zirei Jackson, began to fight with Brown. During the fight, Mardis told Jackson to “take his belt when you knock him out.” Brown was wearing a designer belt worth about $300. The fight between Jackson and Brown ended and the two groups began to walk away from each other.