Deputy Prosecutor admonished for insinuating that defense counsel improperly influenced witness testimony.
Criminal
Patel v. State, 71A01-1504-CR-166, __N.E.3d__, (Ind. Ct. App., July 22, 2016).
Legislature never intended the feticide statute to apply to pregnant women.
Forshee v. State, No. 16A05-1511-CR-1923, __N.E.3d__ (Ind. Ct. App., July 13, 2016).
Unless forbidden by the terms of the plea agreement, the trial court may consider all the evidence before it, including facts and circumstances relating to a dismissed charge.
Rogers v. State, 49A02-1508-CR-1033, __N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 6, 2016).
Social workers must be licensed in order to fall within the scope of the statutory counselor/client privilege and have their communications deemed confidential.
Bradley v. State, No. 49S05-1602-CR-83, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., July 7, 2016).
Houseguest did not have authority to consent to police entry without a warrant and all evidence seized was inadmissible.