Revised criminal code’s habitual-offender provision does not apply retroactively to offense committed before July 1, 2014 effective date.
Criminal
Anderson v. State, No. 79A02-1501-CR-10, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind. Ct. App. June 30, 2015).
“Rushing” a victim to gain unauthorized entry to a dwelling satisfies “force” element of burglary.
Johnson v. State, No. 01A02-1501-CR-25, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., July 1, 2015).
Criminal Trespass statute is not unconstitutionally vague as applied to common area immediately outside of trespass victim’s apartment.
McFadden v. United States, No. 14-378, ___ U.S. ___ (June 18, 2015).
Under federal Controlled Substances Act, conviction for dealing a chemical analogue of a controlled substance requires proof that defendant knew he was dealing a regulated substance.
Jerden v. State, No. 07A05-1410-CR-498, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., June 19, 2015).
Trial court erred in reporting four driving-offense guilty verdicts to the BMV when it had entered convictions on only two counts and merged the other two on double-jeopardy grounds.