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 held that children on other floors were physically present for felony domestic battery because they might hear the attack and the defendant knew it.
A divided Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a refusal-to-identify conviction based on circumstantial proof that the defendant knew police had stopped him for an ordinance violation.
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 reversed an unsafe-start infraction because squealing tires alone did not prove that the driver created a danger.
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld five challenged child-molesting convictions, ruling that sexual intent could be inferred from the touching, pornography, and consistent testimony about related abuse.
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 medical-malpractice verdict, finding a photo objection waived and an outside juror contact harmless after the affected juror was removed.
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed an order barring an alleged victim from testifying, holding that a missing interview recording caused no demonstrated substantial prejudice and no due-process violation without police bad faith.
On remand, the Indiana Court of Appeals upheld exclusion of inflammatory impeachment and prior-act evidence and reinstated the jury’s defense verdict.