Prejudicial impact outweighed probative value of pornographic materials found in defendant’s home admitted on “grooming” rationale.
Criminal
Robinson v. State, No. 49A05-1405-CR-224, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 1, 2014).
Trial court is to determine whether defendant should receive educational credit time earned while serving a sentence of home detention.
Campbell v. State, No. 89A04-1312-CR-634, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 2, 2014).
When defendant violated terms of plea agreement by refusing to testify against co-defendants, the State was properly permitted to withdraw from the agreement despite its having been accepted by the trial court.
Logan v. State, No. 20S05-1405-CR-339, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 24, 2014).
Although the trial court technically complied with Criminal Rule 4(C), defendant’s 1,291 delay violated his constitutional right to a speedy trial.
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).