State v. Renzulli

I respectfully concur in result. I do so believing that the State's procedural decisions at the trial court level have forfeited its appeal.2

I begin by noting that the State's right to appeal in criminal cases is limited. Simply said, the State may appeal from erimi-nal proceedings only when authorized by statute. State v. Gradison, 758 N.E.2d 1008, 1010 (Ind.Ct.App.2001) (citing State v. Aynes, 715 N.E.2d 945, 948 (Ind.Ct.App.1999)); see also State v. Hicks, 453 N.E.2d 1014, 1016 (Ind.1983); State v. Pease, 531 N.E.2d 1207, 1208 (Ind.Ct.App.1988) (both noting that State cannot appeal in…