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Bruce Mendenhall v. State of Indiana
No. 25A-CR-775
Criminal. Appeal from the Marion Superior Court, Judge Angela Dow Davis. Affirms Mendenhall’s murder conviction and 65-year sentence. Holds the evidence was sufficient to establish Indiana had territorial jurisdiction because a reasonable inference from the evidence was that the victim was killed at an Indianapolis truck stop before Mendenhall drove south on Interstate 65, rather than being kept alive until reaching Kentucky where her remains were later found; also concludes the trial court did not err in admitting evidence obtained during a Tennessee search of Mendenhall’s semitruck because the Indiana constitutional protections described in Pirtle v. State did not apply where the Tennessee officer obtained consent to search while investigating a Tennessee matter and had no knowledge an Indiana crime was involved. Judge Vaidik authored the opinion. Judges Bradford and Altice concur. Appellant’s attorney: Casey Farrington, Marion County Public Defender Agency. Appellee’s attorneys: Office of the Indiana Attorney General.
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