Order for return of defendant’s money seized by police was abuse of discretion as the matter was moot because the money had already been transferred, by order of a different court without a hearing, to the federal government.
C. Bradford
Dixon v. State, No. 84A01-1307-CR-339, __ N.E.3d__ (Ind. Ct. App., July 22, 2014).
Terry pat-down search could not be conducted under the facts of the case.
Jadrich v. State, No. 32A04-1302-CR-67, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 23, 2013).
Officer’s entry into back yard through closed fence gate, when signs said to “use front door only,” violated the Fourth Amendment; the fact that the officer was attempting to serve a protective order did not avoid the violation.
Cross v. State, No. 73A01-1303-CR-134, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 6, 2013).
Rejects argument that punishment under current cocaine A felonies is disproportionate because penal code revisions effective July 1, 2014 reflect General Assembly determination of disproportionality.
State v. Owens, No. 49A02-1210-CR-817, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 15, 2013).
When the police had illegally detained the suspect and discovery of the cocaine on his person became inevitable due to the illegal stop, suppression of the cocaine was required even though its actual discovery occurred when the suspect fled and was reapprehended.