When a party requests a hearing on possible juror bias or misconduct, after voir dire and selection but before the jury is sworn, a trial court should hold such a hearing if the party demonstrates some relevant basis for that bias or misconduct.
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Bedolla v. State, No. 19S-PC-328, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., May 28, 2019).
The post-conviction court abused its discretion in closing evidence without allowing counsel to make an offer of proof and to secure a deposition of a witness who could help prove the defendant had been wrongly convicted of murder.
Bobadilla v. State, No. 19S-PC-128, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 5, 2019).
Trial counsel provided constitutionally deficient performance by not inquiring into his client’s citizenship status before entering into a plea agreement that eventually led to his deportation.
Marshall v. State, No. 18S-CR-00464, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 27, 2019).
A police officer does not have to document a driver’s exact speed in order to establish reasonable suspicion for an excessive speed traffic stop.
State v. Neff, No. 18S-IF-00478, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 27, 2019).
A public official may be removed from office for only a general failure to carry out his or her required duties.