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By Brandon Murphy 09 Mar, 2023
Prosecutors are too eager to use Indiana's recent and severe Dealing Resulting in Death statute.
By brandonmurphy 10 Mar, 2019
Managing Attorney Brandon Murphy was again named to the Super Lawyers’ Rising Star list in the Criminal Defense practice area. To be eligible to be a Rising Star, a candidate must be forty (40) years of age or younger or have fewer than ten (10) years experience in the practice of law. No more than [..] The post Murphy Again Named to Rising Stars List appeared first on Cannon Bruns & Murphy, LLC.
By brandonmurphy 27 Feb, 2018
Managing Attorney Brandon E. Murphy was named as a Rising Star in Criminal Defense in the 2018 publication of Indiana Super Lawyers. To be eligible to be a Rising Star, a candidate must be forty (40) years of age or younger or have fewer than ten (10) years experience in the practice of law. No [..] The post Murphy Named Rising Star by Super Lawyers appeared first on Cannon Bruns & Murphy, LLC.
By brandonmurphy 17 Feb, 2017
A recent Court of Appeals decision, Shinnock v. State, 18A05-1606-CR-1258 (opinion can be found here: http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/02091701jts.pdf), highlights the little-known Corpus Delicti Rule in the course of some very unfortunate facts. This case was tried in the Delaware County Circuit Court No. 2. It should be noted that this opinion is still subject to appeal by [..] The post The Corpus Delicti Rule appeared first on Cannon Bruns & Murphy, LLC.
By brandonmurphy 25 Apr, 2016
On April 21, 2016, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed Victor Roar’s conviction for intimidation in part because they “conclude[d] that the majority in [an earlier case] did not correctly decide that question.” Roar v. State, 49A02-1506-CR-506 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). The case the Roar Court was criticizing was C.L. v. State, 2 N.E.3d 798 (Ind. Ct. [..] The post Court of Appeals Panel Split on Intimidation Charge appeared first on Cannon Bruns & Murphy, LLC.
By brandonmurphy 23 Jan, 2016
Law enforcement always has authority to arrest when there is an arrest warrant for the person, and when the police have probable cause to believe the person has committed or attempted to commit a felony. However, there are limits to law enforcement’s power to arrest for a misdemeanor if they do not actually observe the [..] The post The Limits of Indiana’s Misdemeanor Arrest Statute appeared first on Cannon Bruns & Murphy, LLC.
By brandonmurphy 28 Dec, 2015
One of the most popular recent shows on NetFlix is a series entitled “Making a Murderer,” concerning the investigation and murder trials of Defendants Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. The “hook” of the show is that Defendant Avery had previously been convicted, and later exonerated, of a brutal rape. Avery spent eighteen (18) years in [..] The post Lessons for Defense Counsel from Making a Murderer appeared first on Cannon Bruns & Murphy, LLC.
By brandonmurphy 25 Nov, 2015
Defendants in criminal matters are frequently confused by the “omnibus date” that the Court sets. Pursuant to statute, the omnibus date “shall” be set by the Court during the initial hearing, and the omnibus date is to be between 45 and 75 days after the initial hearing. See I.C. 35-36-8-1. So what is the omnibus [..] The post The Mysterious Omnibus Date appeared first on Cannon Bruns & Murphy, LLC.
By brandonmurphy 08 May, 2015
One of the most under-utilized services the attorneys at Cannon Bruns & Murphy, LLC. provide is the process of cleaning an individual’s criminal record. Under certain circumstances, eligible convictions or arrests can be ordered expunged (or removed) from a person’s criminal history. The Order of Expungement is sent to the Indiana State Central Repository, law [..] The post Cleaning Criminal Records appeared first on Cannon Bruns & Murphy, LLC.
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