Davis v. State — Court affirms felony-murder conviction and 77-year sentence
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a felony-murder conviction, rejecting Batson, causation, abandonment, and Appellate Rule 7(B) challenges.
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Garcia-Rodriguez v. State — Counsel’s speedy-trial error requires post-conviction relief
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.
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Herzog v. State — Court upholds revocation based on later conviction
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that a probation petition identifying a new criminal case gave adequate notice when that case later produced the conviction used to revoke probation.
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Hemphill v. State — Court Requires Separate Trials for Unconnected Molestation Charges
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed six convictions because charges involving two victims shared only a similar character, making severance mandatory under Indiana law.
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Herzog v. State — Pursuit defeated self-defense claim
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that evidence Herzog pursued fleeing teenagers rather than disengage allowed the jury to find he acted with fault and reject self-defense.
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Hunt v. State — Court rejects speedy-trial and obstruction challenges
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that later speedy-trial requests displaced earlier pro se requests and affirmed Hunt’s attempted-obstruction convictions and 35-year sentence.
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Floring v. State — Court limits Aaron’s Law overdose immunity
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that Aaron’s Law immunity requires the claimant to personally request emergency assistance and that a fact-based dismissal motion must include affidavits.
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Boyd v. State — Court suppresses search after drug dog enters vehicle
The Indiana Court of Appeals suppressed drugs found after officers facilitated a detection dog’s entry into a vehicle before probable cause existed.
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Watters v. State — Court reverses after inadequate counsel waiver
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a probation revocation because the trial court failed to establish a knowing and intelligent waiver of counsel.
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Edmonson v. State — Court upholds animal-cruelty conviction for prolonged neglect
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that prolonged neglect supported an animal-cruelty conviction where a free surrender option was available despite inability to afford veterinary care.
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Vamos v. State — Full probation revocation affirmed despite challenge to unalleged arrest evidence
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that a revocation petition gave adequate notice of the requested sanction and that consideration of a later, unalleged arrest did not require reversal.