Courts should look to the totality of the circumstances when determining the reasonableness of search warrants, as set forth in Litchfield v State.
L. Rush
John Doe #1 v. Ind. Dept. of Child Svcs., No. 49S02-1609-CT-464, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Aug. 24, 2017).
Statute requiring Department of Child Services (DCS) to protect reporter identity (Ind. Code § 31-33-18-2) does not create a a private right of action; there was also no common-law basis for to impose a duty on DCS for confidentiality.
McAlpin v. State, No. 39S01-1705-CR-342, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Aug. 14, 2017).
Drug-free zone sentencing enhancement was proper as jury could infer that a minor’s presence was reasonably expected in a public park even though school was in session and it did not have benches, playgrounds, or trees.
Snow v. State, No. 45S03-1703-CR-169, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 22, 2017).
Res gestae is no longer a proper basis for admitting evidence; instead, admissibility is determined under Indiana’s Rules of Evidence.
Harris v. State, No. 45S03-1703-CR-172, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 22, 2017).
Although properly admitted evidence was not relevant to his alleged crimes at a joint trial, defendant waived his fair trial argument because he never moved for a separate trial and he first raised the issue at oral argument.