Defendant’s felony child molesting conviction reversed because his incriminating statements to arresting officers flowed from an unconstitutional search and seizure of his computers and were the fruit of the poisonous tree.
Appeals
Burden v. State, No. 66A03-1706-CR-1298, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 25, 2018).
Conviction reversed for felony neglect of a dependent because there was no evidence of subjective awareness of a high probability that by leaving the scene defendant had placed child in a situation that endangered her life or health.
Hays v. Hockett, No. 62A01-1612-DR-2910, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 25, 2018).
Jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (“UCCJA”) does not equate to subject matter jurisdiction, and is therefore waivable
Crowder v. State, No. 02A03-1704-PC-824, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 16, 2018).
Counsel should have advised defendant to not accept a plea agreement that waived his appellate rights when he received no benefit for the waiver; therefore, that waiver is severed from the plea agreement and he may appeal his sentence.
Wilder v. State, No. 49A02-1706-CR-1420, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 9, 2018).
Even though the underlying crime did not involve the use of a firearm, prohibiting defendant from possessing firearms during his probation period did not violate his right to bear arms under the state or federal constitutions