Criminal Trespass statute is not unconstitutionally vague as applied to common area immediately outside of trespass victim’s apartment.
Criminal
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.
K.K. v. State, No. 49A02-1410-JV-687, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., June 22, 2015).
Smell of burnt marijuana emanating from a car gave probable cause to arrest all its occupants; subsequent search of one of the occupants was therefore lawful as incident to arrest.
Johnson v. State, No. 49A02-1409-CR-409, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., June 23, 2015).
Pat-down was permissible under the federal and State constitutions when defendant said he had no ID, then placed his hand in his pocket and repeatedly refused commands to remove it.