When accomplice had given a sworn factual basis for her burglary guilty plea admitting that she broke into the building, her testimony under a grant of immunity at defendant’s trial that defendant was the one who had broken in, not her, amounted to reversible knowing use of perjured testimony by the State.
Criminal
Weedman v. State, No. 90A04-1311-CR-549, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 26, 2014).
It was error to admit evidence of defendant’s withdrawal of his insanity defense, including testimony of the experts.
Buelna v. State, No. 20S04-1404-CR-243, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Nov. 13, 2014).
“We construe ‘adulterated’ methamphetamine as a final product, not the total weight of an intermediate mixture still undergoing reaction.”
Mundy v. State, No. 53A01-1403-CR-122, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 19, 2014).
Detectives’ entry of blocked driveway violated the Indiana Constitution, Article 1, Section 11 protection against unreasonable searches.
Holmes-Bey v. State, No. 33A05-1406-MI-290, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 20, 2014).
Because inmate’s petition sought review of a prison disciplinary sanction, rather than alleging a violation of his constitutional rights, the trial court had no authority to hear the petition and its dismissal was required.