Carrying a handgun without a license does not constitute “misuse” to warrant an order to destroy the handgun.
Criminal
Hotep-El v. State, No. 18A-CR-477, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 13, 2018).
The trial court properly terminated self-representation of a sovereign citizen based on its conclusion that he sought to use the courtroom for deliberate disruption of the proceedings.
Norris v. State, No. 18A-CR-86, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 14, 2018).
Fleeing in a vehicle and then on foot constitute one continuous act of resisting law enforcement, which cannot result in a conviction of two separate crimes.
Haddock v. State, No. 18A-CR-1362, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 29, 2018).
A defendant’s waiver of appellate rights is only valid if the sentence is imposed in accordance with the law; however, if a sentence imposed is illegal, and the defendant does not specifically agree to the sentence, the waiver-of-appeal provision is invalid.
Bradley v. State, No. 87A01-1711-CR-2584, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 30, 2018).
Defendant’s convictions for two counts of child molesting were affirmed; however, his other conviction for child molesting and conviction for incest were reversed since it is reasonably possible that the jury found him guilty on those counts for the very same acts that were the bases of his convictions for counts one and two.