Legal Opinion
Lewis v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided August 12, 2009No. 49A02-0808-CR-757PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRADFORD, Judge.
In this consolidated interlocutory appeal, Appellants-Defendants Joshua Lewis, Nashelia Avant, and Marilyn Owens challenge the trial court's denial of their petitions to transfer their cases out of Marion Superior Court 8 on the grounds that the State's refusal to waive jury trials in Court 8 violates both the federal and Indiana Constitutions. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In Marion County, Class D felony cases involving defendants with mental health problems or diagnoses are often transferred to Court 8, which is otherwise primarily a misdemeanor court.…
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