Applies, as a matter of first impression in Indiana, U.S. Supreme Court’s McArthur decision that “a police officer’s refusal to allow a defendant to enter his or her residence without a police officer until a search warrant has been obtained is a reasonable seizure that does not violate the Fourth Amendment.”
Criminal
Patton v. State, No. 17A05-1210-CR-538, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 9, 2013).
Affirms probation condition prohibiting child sex offender from accessing Internet sites and programs in which children are likely to participate.
Passwater v. State, No. 48S05-1210-PC-583, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 28, 2013).
Approves Indiana Pattern Jury Instruction on penal consequences of verdicts of not responsible by reason of insanity or guilty but mentally ill.
Escobedo v. State, No. 71S03-1306-CR-455, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Jun. 28, 2013).
“Community outrage” may not be considered in determining sentence.
Chambers v. State, No. 53S01-1307-CR-459, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., July 2, 2013).
Supreme Court affirms trial court’s consecutive sentences.