Trial judges should use both the written advisement of rights form together with the dialogue set forth in the Criminal Benchbook when advising defendants of their rights in a misdemeanor case.
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Whitfield v. State, No. 18A-CR-2428, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 26, 2019).
When the State seeks to peremptorily strike a potential juror based partially on the juror’s demeanor and the defense raises a Batson challenge of racial discrimination, the trial court should make factual findings regarding its observations of the juror’s demeanor.
Hodges v. State, No. 19S-MI-117, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 27, 2019).
Trial court properly ordered state police officers to turn over to federal authorities cash believed to be the proceeds of drug trafficking that was seized through a valid search warrant.
Tunstall v. Manning, No. 19S-CT-18, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 26, 2019).
An expert witness’s professional-licensure status and the reasons for professional discipline may be admissible to challenge the expert’s credibility.
IBM v. State, No. 49D01-1005-PL-21451, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 26, 2019).
Under Ind. Code § 34-13-1-6, post-judgment interest runs from the judgment on remand.