January 2020

The statute defining murder is very simple in Indiana.  In order to convict someone of murder, the State must prove that: The Defendant; Knowingly; Killed; Another person. Can You Be Charged With Murder if You Never Killed Someone? This is by far the most common method in which individuals are charged with the intentional killing of another.  It is important to understand, however, that it is possible to be charged with murder even if you…

Interstate compacts are agreements between states to enforce a policy that is not necessarily governed by federal law. Interstate compacts are one way that states can work together to enforce a policy or regulation without the interference of the federal government. A few interstate compacts specifically affect criminal cases: the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS), the Interstate Corrections Compact (ICC), and the Driver License Compact (DLC). Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision Currently,…

Once you are serving and/or were sentenced to a specific period, many people in society ask and wonder if there are any possible ways to reduce this specified time. Under Indiana law there is possible way to reduce this specified sentence time in certain situations. The controlling statute under Indiana law is I.C. §35-38-1-17. In general, I.C. §35-38-17 states and expresses all relevant aspects of sentence modification, the conditions associated to, and which offenders that…