The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed suppression because the objective circumstances did not restrict Hoffman’s movement to the degree associated with formal arrest.
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that a knowing failure-to-appear warrant qualified as an interstate detainer, but refused dismissal because the prisoner did not strictly follow the IAD request process.
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a Level 3 felony neglect conviction, holding that any error in admitting a diabetic child’s prior hospitalizations was harmless given extensive independent evidence.
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that witness testimony supplied an adequate chain of custody and that laboratory evidence identifying marijuana with more than 1% delta-9 THC supported the conviction.
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed stalking and perjury convictions based on a years-long campaign of false property claims despite repeated court rulings.
The Indiana Court of Appeals dismissed the State’s post-acquittal appeal because it sought fact-bound review of a directed verdict rather than presenting a legal question preserved in the trial court.
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a 13.5-year sentence and court-cost liens but reversed jail-booking and death-benefit fees that were collected by an unauthorized method.
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a neglect conviction because unsworn reports from jail staff did not establish that the defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to attend trial.
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a juvenile’s DOC commitment because Indiana law allowed the juvenile court to consider placement and wardship with the nonparent who had been caring for him.
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that two fog-line deviations created reasonable suspicion of impaired driving under the Fourth Amendment and Indiana Constitution.
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a mother’s child-molesting and conspiracy convictions but revised her 252-year sentence to 80 years as an outlier under Appellate Rule 7(B).
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld drug-dealing and firearm-theft convictions, finding prior transaction messages relevant under Rule 404(b) and the theft evidence sufficient.
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a false-informing conviction based on specific, knowingly false accusations against police, distinguishing verifiable claims from protected political rhetoric.
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed seven convictions and ordered an insanity acquittal because the only definite expert opinion found insanity and the remaining evidence supplied no probative basis for sanity.
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a consent search but held that five of seven convictions impermissibly punished the same criminal transaction, requiring resentencing on the two surviving counts.
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed molesting, incest, and attempted-obstruction convictions while construing the post-2022 obstruction statute and applying Wadle.
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a Level 1 felony burglary conviction, finding no implied juror bias and sufficient evidence of armed entry, felonious intent, and injury.
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that any error from officers’ recorded comments on McLain’s truthfulness was harmless and affirmed her dealing conviction and advisory sentence.
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a new trial for Jason Hubbell, holding that suppressed evidence pointing to another suspect undermined confidence in his murder conviction.
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that a trial court resentencing after a successful direct appeal may consider the defendant’s prison conduct after the original sentence.
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that old ‘worst of the worst’ sentencing cases do not constrain maximum sentences under Indiana’s advisory system.
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a DNA warrant, rejected a mistrial claim, and found circumstantial evidence sufficient to prove breaking in a 2003 cold case.
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a felony-murder conviction, rejecting Batson, causation, abandonment, and Appellate Rule 7(B) challenges.
The Indiana Court of Appeals ordered post-conviction relief because counsel’s failure to support a Criminal Rule 4(B) motion cost the defendant mandatory dismissal.