Can the cops search your car if it's impounded?
It's a common question, and it may have bearing on you if your car is impounded. How does it work and is any evidence found permissible in court?
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How To Ask For A Lawyer: Revisited
The importance of knowing the right words to inform the police that you want a lawyer before answering any questions was once again shown by a recent case decided by the Indiana Supreme Court. Unless you ask for a lawyer using the proper words, the officer may ignore your request and keep asking questions to try to get you to incriminate yourself.
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Appeal Win on Prosecutor Misconduct Grounds
Steven Knecht won a reversal on appeal of a dealing in marijuana conviction based on the prosecutor’s misconduct of using the defendant’s silence after the defendant had been read his Miranda rights against him in the jury trial.
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Your Right to a Jury Trial
In misdemeanor cases, the right to a jury trial is not automatic.
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Repudiated Statement = No Conviction
In Indiana, a conviction may not be based upon a recanted out of court statement unless there is substantial independent evidence of probative value from which the jury could infer the repudiated statement is credible.