Joseph Jerral Adkins v. State of Indiana

── Joseph Jerral Adkins v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01317 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2022 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Tavitas concur On June 15, 2020, Officers Samuel Gawaluck and Matthew Santerre of the Lafayette Police Department received a request for a well-being check on a male reported to be sitting on the sidewalk or street with a baby in his lap. Upon arriving at the scene, they found Adkins seated on the curb in front of a neighbor’s house with his legs extended into the roadway and his arms behind him.