Gibson, who was sentenced to death, received the effective assistance of trial counsel
Criminal
Byers v. State, No. 19A-CR-246, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 24, 2019
A four-day period between the illegal activity and the finding of probable cause does not render a warrant constitutionally stale.
Schuler v. State, No. 31S00-1703-LW-134, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 18, 2019).
Because the trial court’s revised sentencing order demonstrated that it did not rely on non-statutory aggravating circumstances in imposing life without parole, the order was not improper.
McAnalley v. State, No. 18A-CR-1099, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 18, 2019).
Defendant is permitted to stipulate to his status as a felon in a trial for unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. When a passenger in an automobile is arrested on a warrant, search of the passenger compartment is permissible under both the Indiana and federal constitutions, based on suspicious behavior and/or admission by the passenger of ownership of contraband in the passenger side of the vehicle.
Falls v. State, No. 19S-CR-557, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 8, 2019).
A charge of stalking may be supported by conduct that is continuous in nature, even if it is a single episode.