Criminal Rule 4.1(A)(4)’s mandate on trial courts to designate whether and why any delay is excluded from the time period imposes a corresponding duty on the parties to timely object, with a specifically stated ground, to the trial court’s designation of a delay under that Rule in order to preserve appellate review.
Tillett v. State, No. 25S-CR-231, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Apr. 24, 2026).
Under Indiana Code Section 35-36-2-1, a defendant in a felony case must file a notice of intent to assert an insanity defense no later than 20 days before the omnibus date, or 10 days before the omnibus date for misdemeanor charges. However, in the interest of justice and upon a showing of good cause, the court may permit the filing to be made at any time before commencement of the trial.
Neace v. State, No. 25A-CR-1615, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Apr. 21, 2026).
Asking prospective jurors if they would automatically believe a child does not leave them with a false or misleading impression of the facts or warrant an explanation or rebuttal from the State.
Exploration Center I, LLC, et al. v. MDC of Marion County, No. 25A-PL-977, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Apr. 17, 2026).
Under I.C. § 6-1.1-12.1-5.9(e), the statute’s language that the appeal shall be heard and decided within thirty days was not meant as mandatory language but was included in the statute so that the matter would be acted upon promptly and expeditiously.
Harper v. S&H Leasing, et al, No. 25S-PL-111, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Apr. 9, 2026).
The Crime Victim’s Relief Act allows trial courts to award treble damages to victims of certain criminal offenses in a civil claim against the wrongdoer. To prevail under the CVRA, a plaintiff must prove the defendant committed all elements of the criminal offense.