In the absence of probable cause to detain, the trial court abused its discretion when it did not exclude from evidence the heroin found in defendant’s mouth during jailhouse search.
Criminal
Cundiff v. State, No. 15A05-1508-MI-1214, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 21, 2016).
Statutory residency restrictions imposed on sex offenders against children only apply to those who have committed crimes after June 30, 2006.
State v. Johnston, No. 49A02-1606-CR-1222, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 13, 2016).
A party must strictly comply with the statutory provisions allowing relief from the registration requirements of the Indiana Sex Offenders Registry Act.
Bess v. State, No. 09D02-1502-F5-14, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Dec. 16, 2016).
Record should be corrected to accurately reflect the facts, but this correction is not enough to provide sentencing relief.
State v. Hancock, No. 39S05-1604-CR-182, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Dec. 16, 2016).
The elements of two statutes are “substantially similar” if they have common core characteristics that are largely, but not identically, alike in degree or extent.