Police officer had reasonable basis to believe that medical assistance was needed or defendant was in danger so that warrantless entry into vehicle was constitutionally permissible.
Criminal
Anderson v. State, No. 49A02-1511-CR-1947, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 5, 2016).
Handgun found in coat pocket of a coat removed when defendant stepped out of his car was improperly admitted into evidence because search was not lawful as incident to arrest or as an inventory search.
Williams v. State, 82A04-1602-CR-295, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 10, 2016).
State did not properly authenticate evidence to establish a chain of custody for blood sample that tested positive for meth.
State v. Collier, No. 49S04-1610-PC-554, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 25, 2016).
Post-conviction trial court properly granted relief from judgment under T.R. 60(B)(8).
Karp v. State, No. 15S04-1610-CR-555, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 25, 2016).
Supreme Court agreed with Court of Appeals opinion affirming defendant’s conviction and sentence but vacated language that found sentencing argument to be specious and unsupported by cogent reasoning.