Payne v. State

Loretta H. Rush, Chief Justice of Indiana

By order dated May 17, 2018, the Court granted a petition seeking transfer of jurisdiction from the Court of Appeals. After further review, including consideration of the points presented by counsel at oral argument and discussion among the Justices in conference after the oral argument, the Court has determined that it should not assume jurisdiction over this appeal and that the Court of Appeals opinion reported as Payne v. State, 96 N.E.3d 606 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018), should be reinstated as Court of Appeals precedent.

Accordingly, the order granting…