State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant acted under sudden heat to sustain a conviction for voluntary manslaughter.
Sandoval v. State, No. 21A01-1609-CR-2027, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 24, 2017).
Trial court may not order balance of defendant’s bond be held in trust to be applied towards possible future public defender fees.
Jean-Baptiste v. State, No. 49A02-1608-CR-1798, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 24, 2017).
Absent a defendant’s personal waiver on the record, it is fundamental error to deny a request for trial by jury even when defendant was advised of and failed to comply with Criminal Rule 22 requiring a written demand for a jury trial ten days before the scheduled trial date.
J.D.M. v. State, No. 21S01-1702-JV-84, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 15, 2017).
Juvenile court may not conduct sex offender registry hearing for defendant who was not on probation and who remained at a non-secure treatment facility.
Messersmith v. State, No. 48A05-1511-CR-1936, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 15, 2017).
Defendant’s due process rights were violated when the trial court allowed the State to withdraw the plea agreement over the Defendant’s’s objection because the victim had not been notified.