Where a defendant preserves their right to a jury trial, failure to object to a subsequently scheduled bench trial is insufficient to constitute waiver.
Criminal
Plato v. State, No. 23A-PC-452, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 25, 2023).
A search warrant which authorizes law enforcement to search for “paperwork” related to a suspected crime, may include seizure of a computer.
Englehardt v. State, No. 22A-CR-1760, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 6, 2023).
A mistrial is an extreme remedy that is warranted only when no other curative action can be expected to remedy the situation.
Budimir v. State, No. 23A-CR-17, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 23, 2023).
It is a violation of Article 1, section 11 of the Indiana Constitution for an officer who subsequently arrives on scene to detain, and search an individual, without any additional evidence of suspicion, after that individual was released by an officer who was previously on scene.
Kirby v. State, No. 22A-CR-2971, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 17, 2023).
While the silent witness theory’s foundation requirements are applicable when a video is admitted into evidence, the requirements also applicable when: (1) witnesses testified regarding the substance of a video; (2) the video recorded events that the witnesses themselves did not observe first-hand; and (3) the video was not offered into evidence.