Affirms conviction, “concluding that some of the prosecutor’s conduct was improper, but because of the absence of any timely objection by the defendant, reversal is not warranted.”
Supreme
Ponce v. State, No. 20S04-1308-PC-533, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 5, 2014).
Spanish translation of guilty plea rights advisement to defendant who did not understand English was so inaccurate the plea was not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily made.
Alldredge v. The Good Samaritan Home, Inc., No. 82S01-1305-CT-363, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 2, 2014).
“[I]f a plaintiff makes the necessary factual showing, the Fraudulent Concealment Statute may apply to toll the Wrongful Death Act’s two-year filing period.”
David v. Kleckner, No. 49S02-1405-MI-355, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., May 28, 2014).
“[I]n determining whether a medical malpractice claim has been commenced within the medical malpractice statute of limitations, the discovery or trigger date is the point when a claimant either knows of the malpractice and resulting injury, or learns of facts that, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, should lead to the discovery of the malpractice and the resulting injury.”
Bond v. State, No. 45S03-1309-CR-597, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., May 13, 2014).
Police officer’s interrogation technique of implying the suspect’s race would prevent his having a fair trial and impartial jury rendered the suspect’s subsequent confession involuntary and inadmissible.