Time of counsel’s appointment, not his appearance, cuts off defendant’s ability to make a valid pro se motion for early trial.
Wilhoite v. State, No. 34A04-1303-CR-138, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Apr. 23, 2014).
There is no crime of conspiracy to commit an attempt to commit a crime, but failure to object waived the error,which was not fundamental as the defendant was effectively tried and convicted of conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
C.R. v. State, No. 50A03-1307-CR-297, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Apr. 23, 2014).
In this case, a police dog’s alert to the presence of narcotics in a vehicle gave an officer “probable cause to arrest and thus search the vehicle’s passenger.”
Taylor v. State, No. 45A03-1310-CR-406, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Apr. 24, 2014).
Misdemeanor expungement statutes as in effect prior to Mar. 26, 2014 did not allow trial court to deny expungement based on victim’s statement.
Bailey v. Bailey, No. 25A04-1309-DR-452., __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 22, 2014).
The trial court erred in modifying custody when neither party requested a modification of custody.