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.
City of Hammond v. Herman & Kittle Properties, Inc., No. 19S-PL-148, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 15, 2019).
The “Fee Exemption” in Ind. Code 36-1-20-5 that allows Bloomington and West Lafayette to charge local landlords any amount to register rental properties is an unconstitutional special law.
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.