A defendant whose motion to suppress is denied cannot plead guilty and then appeal the denial of his motion, even if his plea agreement provides for it.
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Jackson v. State, No. 48S02-0809-CR-513, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 30, 2009)
Assuming search warrant affidavit did not state probable cause, it still presented enough “indicia” for the “good faith exception” to apply.
Pollard v. State, No. 05S02-0906-CR-305, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 30, 2009)
Retroactive application of the sex offender “residency restriction statute” to Pollard violates the Indiana Constitution’s Ex Post Facto Clause.
State v. Cioch, No. 79S05-0902-CR-00092, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., July 1, 2009)
Breath test results were admissible even though machine had not been adjusted to reflect daylight savings time.
In re Adoption of Unborn Child B.W., No. 03S04-0810-CV-560, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., June 26, 2009)
Biological father’s consent to the adoption of his child was not irrevocably implied when he failed to file a motion to contest in the adoption court but did take concurrent steps to establish paternity and preserve and assert his parental rights in another court.