In detaining an individual, “security guards ‘act[ed] according to’ Indiana Code Article 12-26, which governs the voluntary and involuntary treatment of mentally ill individuals, and ‘assist[ed] in the detention, care, and treatment of an individual alleged … to have a mental illness’ for purposes of Indiana Code Section 12-26-2-6(a)” and are entitled to immunity from the individual’s false imprisonment claim.
McCarter v. State, No. 26A04-1106-CR-409, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 7, 2012).
Evidence defendant grabbed victim’s buttocks was insufficient to prove the sexual battery element that victim was compelled by force or threat of force to submit to the battery.
Shuai v. State, No. 49A02-1106-CR-486, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 8, 2012).
Trial court properly denied motion to dismiss murder and attempted feticide charges based on defendant’s having ingested rat poison to commit suicide and cause death of her third trimester fetus, which allegedly died a few days after birth from hemorrhage allegedly caused by the rat poison.
White v. State, No. 18A05-1108-CR-439, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 8, 2012).
Credit restricted felon definition does not require that its components also have been elements of the offense defendant committed.
Jennings v. State, No. 53A01-1010-CR-541, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 8, 2010).
Misdemeanor sentencing addressed on rehearing.