The rule of lenity implements legislative intent by awarding defendant with one day of accrued time for the approximate six to eight hours he spent in jail before posting bond.
Criminal
Bobadilla v. State, No. 19S-PC-128, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 5, 2019).
Trial counsel provided constitutionally deficient performance by not inquiring into his client’s citizenship status before entering into a plea agreement that eventually led to his deportation.
Zanders v. State, No. 15S01-1611-CR-571, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 8, 2019).
Defendant’s historical cell-site location information (CSLI) required a search warrant, but the admission of the CSLI evidence was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.
Taylor v. State, No. 18A-IF-1475, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 11, 2019).
A defendant can request a jury for a trial de novo regardless of whether they requested a jury in the city-court proceeding.
Warren v. State, No. 18A-CR-1725, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 11, 2019).
Trial court may not issue a blanket order denying the return of videos containing sexually explicit material.