Although the trial court technically complied with Criminal Rule 4(C), defendant’s 1,291 delay violated his constitutional right to a speedy trial.
Criminal
Marley v. State, No. 15A01-1403-CR-127, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 11, 2014).
Based on legislative policy in savings clauses for new penal code, determines not to consider new code penalties in evaluating appropriateness of sentence under Appellate Rule 7(B).
Layman v. State, No. 20A04-1310-CR-518, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 12, 2014).
Multiple opinion decision affirms felony murder convictions of waived juveniles when the death resulted from burglary victim’s shooting of defendants’ accomplice.
State v. Greene, No. 49S02-1403-PC-172, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 17, 2014).
Rejects defendant’s claim that attorneys were ineffective for not arguing a certain case because defendant mischaracterized that case.
Cross v. State, No. 73S01-1401-CR-29, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 3, 2014).
Firearm sentence enhancement and handgun without a permit conviction were based on the same behavior in violation of Indiana common law rule supplementing Indiana Double Jeopardy protection.