Any offense that causes the victim physical pain meets the test “bodily injury” requirement for domestic battery.
Criminal
Burton v. State, No. 45A03-1201-CR-6, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 8, 2012).
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.
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.”