Michigan sex offender was not distinguishable from offender in Tyson v. State, even though Michigan enacted its registration requirement two years after defendant’s offense. Relevant question was not whether Michigan registration requirement was ex post facto law, but only that the requirement existed at the time offender moved to Indiana.
Criminal
Wilford v. State, No. 49S02-1602-CR-110, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind., Feb. 26, 2016).
Officer’s conclusory testimony failed to establish how his decision to impound a car conformed to an established departmental impound policy; impoundment and subsequent inventory search were therefore invalid.
Hinton v. State, No. 49A04-1508-CR-1167, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 29, 2016).
Evidence that defendant had arrow “nocked” in his bow was sufficient to establish “endangers a person” element of B-misdemeanor public intoxication.
Cox v. State, No. 29A02-1508-PC-1221, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 29, 2016).
Post-conviction court was required, upon indigent prisoner’s proper request, to forward petition to the State Public Defender’s Office for review. Failure to do so required reversal.
Gerth v. State, No. 29A02-1506-CR-693, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 18, 2016).
Search warrant was not based on probable cause, when supported only by two uncorroborated tips from informants with insufficiently established credibility and good-faith exception did not apply in view of officer’s “reckless material omission of fact” relevant to credibility of one of the tips.