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Catherine Adkins v. State of Indiana
25A-PC-438
Post-conviction relief. Affirms the Wayne Superior Court’s denial of Catherine Adkins’ motion for declaratory judgment that Indiana Post-Conviction Rule 1(10) —a rule limiting when a court may impose a harsher sentence after post-conviction relief— would cap any future sentence for her at 30 years. Finds the rule limits a court’s authority to resentence a defendant for the same offense after post-conviction relief. Also finds it neither curtails the state’s authority to file a new charge based on new evidence nor restricts the sentencing court from applying the proper statutory range to that conviction. Attorneys for appellant: Amy Karozos, James Ackllin. Attorneys for appellee: Todd Rokita, Caroline Templeton.
Moriah S. Denny v. State of Indiana
25A-CR-374
Criminal. Affirms Moriah Denny’s conviction in Cass Circuit Court for aggravated battery but reverses her conviction for Level 3 criminal confinement. Finds that the trial court violated her substantive double-jeopardy rights by entering judgments of conviction for both Level 3 aggravated battery and Level 3 criminal confinement resulting in bodily injury. Remands for vacation of the criminal confinement conviction and for resentencing on the aggravated battery conviction. Attorney for appellant: Mark Leeman. Attorneys for appellee: Todd Rokita, Justin Roebel.
Parnell D. Lanier v. State of Indiana
25A-CR-769
Criminal. Affirms the Marion Superior Court’s denial of Parnell Lanier’s motion to suppress evidence, namely the contraband that had been recovered from his person and his vehicle during a traffic stop. Finds that, to the extent that Officer Collin Poynter’s belief that he had observed a traffic infraction may have been a mistake of law, any mistake of the law by Poynter was reasonable under both the Fourth Amendment and Article 1, Section 11 of the Indiana Constitution. Also finds the trial court did not err in denying Lanier’s motion to suppress the challenged evidence. Attorneys for appellant: Timothy Burns, Abigail Kim. Attorneys for appellee: Todd Rokita, Tyler Banks, Michelle Kazmierczak.
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