Confession was involuntary when it was induced by officer’s erroneous assurance that consensual sex between defendant and his adult niece was legal.
Criminal
Fought v. State, No. 35A02-0807-CR-623, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 29, 2008)
Defendant’s presence in his automobile at a service station was in “a public place” for purposes of the public intoxication offense.
State v. Hunter, No. 49A02-0810-CR-884, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 30, 2008)
Blood alcohol test results were properly excluded when State failed to show that nurse drawing blood pursuant to a search warrant followed a protocol established by a physician or that the nurse was trained in obtaining blood samples.
State v. Washington, No. 02S03-0804-CR-191, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Dec. 31, 2008)
Under the state and federal Constitutions, an officer, without reasonable suspicion, can inquire as to possible further criminal activity, in this case drug possession, when a motorist is stopped for a traffic infraction.
Gibbs v. State, No. 49A02-0712-CR-1017, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 31, 2008)
Since the crime of attempted sexual misconduct with a minor requires that the intended victim actually be a minor, it cannot apply to a “sting” in which an adult police officer pretends in online conversations to be a child.