Indiana ex post facto law prohibits application of the sex offender registration laws to a resident convicted of a sex offense in another state before the enactment of both that state’s and Indiana’s registration acts.
Criminal
Kane v. State, No. 30S04-1206-CR-372, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., Oct. 30, 2012).
Jury instruction regarding accomplice liability, without mention of intent, was an incorrect statement of law, and the error was not harmless.
Killibrew v. State, No. 34A02-1204-CR-303, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 19, 2012)
“[C]ontinuous use of a turn signal without turning or switching lanes” is not a traffic infraction and did not suggest impairment which would justify an investigatory stop.
Garcia v. State, No. 20A04-1202-CR-257, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 9, 2012).
For purposes of C felony criminal recklessness by shooting a firearm into a “place where people are likely to gather,” a motor vehicle can be such a “place.”
Godby v. State, No. 33A01-1203-CR-128, — N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 10, 2012).
Because costs are not part of a criminal sentence, asserted errors in the costs imposed may not be raised in a motion to correct erroneous sentence.