Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice’s denial of defendant’s recusal motion and his subsequent judicial participation violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Criminal
Lehman v. State, No. 20A03-1511-CR-1963, ___N.E.3d____ (Ind. Ct. App., May 31, 2016).
Suspended attorney was guilty of practicing law as a non-attorney for providing various legal services during his suspension.
Sidener v. State, No. 10A01-1507-CR-1006,___N.E.3d____ (Ind. Ct. App., May 26, 2016).
Law enforcement’s use of a GPS tracking device to track the movements of a vehicle in which defendant was a passenger did not violate his rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article 1, Section 11 of the Indiana Constitution.
Betterman v. Montana, No.14-1457, __US__ (May 19, 2016).
The Sixth Amendment’s speedy trial guarantee does not apply once a defendant has been found guilty at trial or has pleaded guilty to criminal charges.
Carroll v. State No. 27A02-1510-MI-1743, ___N.E. 3d___ (Ind. Ct. App., May 19, 2016).
Defendant’s conduct that occurred during a video hearing, and not in a courtroom, did not preclude application of the contempt statute.