Legal Opinion

Duso v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 15, 2007No. 03A01-0605-CR-180PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SHARPNACK, Judge.

Michael J. Duso appeals his convictions for counterfeiting as a class D felony,1 maintaining a common nuisance as a class D felony,2 and possession of a sawed-off shotgun as a class D felony.3 Duso raises one issue, which we restate as whether the trial court abused its discretion by denying Duso the opportunity to make an offer of proof by questioning a witness after that witness invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself. We affirm.

The relevant facts follow. In August 2005, the Columbus Police Department obtained a warrant to search Duso’s residence…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Roach v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Joyner v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
  4. United States v. Mohammed MabrookCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  5. Martin v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Johnathon R. Aslinger v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
  2. Upham v. Morgan County HospitalIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. James Hill v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019
  4. Johnathon R. Aslinger v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
  5. Kraig Von Reese Brown v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2017

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