Approves Indiana Pattern Jury Instruction on penal consequences of verdicts of not responsible by reason of insanity or guilty but mentally ill.
Criminal
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.
Fry v. State, No. 09S00-1205-CR-361, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Jun. 25, 2013).
“We hold today that when a defendant charged with murder or treason seeks bail, the burden is on the State, if it seeks to deny bail, to show—by a preponderance of the evidence—that the proof is evident or the presumption strong.”
Sanders v. State, No. 49S02-1304-CR-242, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Jun. 25, 2013).
Even though the window tint of defendant’s vehicle was not quite dark enough to establish a Window Tint Statute violation, the officer had reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle for a Window Tint violation when he could not “clearly recognize or identify the occupant inside” “coupled with the fact that the actual tint closely border[ed] the statutory limit.”