Delays resulting from defendant’s interlocutory appeal and motion for change of judge are attributable to him when calculating Criminal Rule 4(C) time period.
When there is prosecutorial misconduct, the remedy characteristically imposed is not to dismiss the charges but to suppress the evidence.
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Paquette v. State, No. 63S04-1709-CR-570, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 29, 2018).
The resisting law enforcement statute, Ind. Code 35-44.1-3-1, permits only one conviction for each act of resisting, even where multiple deaths are caused by use of a vehicle.
Edmonds v. State, No. 18S-CR-50, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 20, 2018).
In a companion case to Paquette v. State, the resisting law enforcement statute, Ind. Code section 35-44.1-3-1, authorizes only one conviction for each act of resisting, even when it resulted in the death of one person and serious bodily injury to two others.
Durden v. State, No. 18S-CR-329, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 20, 2018).
Even though trial court improperly removed a juror after deliberations had begun, defendant’s convictions were affirmed because he and his defense counsel expressly agreed to the constitutionally-defective procedure as part of a deliberate trial strategy.
D.Z. v. State, No. 18S-JV-295, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 20, 2018).
When school officials alone meet with students, Miranda warnings are not required.