Probationer’s answers to sex offender treatment polygraph exam were properly admitted at his probation revocation hearing.
Criminal
Caruthers v. State, No. 46A05-0810-CR-623, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 15, 2009)
When jurors told bailiff during trial that defendant or his family had intimidated them, it was fundamental error for trial court not to examine jurors to determine what they had been exposed to and whether they could remain impartial.
Jackson v. State, No. 48S02-0809-CR-513, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 30, 2009)
Assuming search warrant affidavit did not state probable cause, it still presented enough “indicia” for the “good faith exception” to apply.
Pollard v. State, No. 05S02-0906-CR-305, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 30, 2009)
Retroactive application of the sex offender “residency restriction statute” to Pollard violates the Indiana Constitution’s Ex Post Facto Clause.
King v. State, No. 49A04-0810-CR-609, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 30, 2009)
Internet service provider’s business record of defendant’s internet account activity was inadmissible under Ev. Rule 803(6) when there was no verification by provider of personal information filled in by the one who established the account, leading to a “lack of trustworthiness” under the Rule.