WILLIAM JAY BURNS v. State of Indiana

── WILLIAM JAY BURNS v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00787 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 09, 2022 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Tavitas concur In August 2021, Breanna Thompson lived in Galesburg, Illinois, which is about “four and a half hours away” from South Bend, Indiana, in St. Joseph County, and knew Burns for about seven years. Transcript Volume II at 6. Burns had previously borrowed Thompson’s car “[l]ike to the gas station and back” and that was usually in Galesburg. Id. at 7. Sometime prior to August 30, 2021, Burns asked Thompson to take him to Indiana, and she “told him no because [she] had to work” and had responsibilities. Id.