Doroszko v. Indiana
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The Supreme Court reversed Defendant's conviction of involuntary manslaughter, holding that the trial court violated Ind. Trial Rule 47(D) by denying defense counsel the opportunity to voir dire prospective jurors directly and that the error was not harmless.
As the State acknowledged at oral argument, the parties agreed at the time of this opinion, that the trial court violated Trial Rule 47(D) during voir dire when it prohibited defense counsel from questioning prospective jurors directly. The Supreme Court reversed Defendant's conviction and remanded the case for a new trial, holding (1) the trial court went beyond setting reasonable limits on voir dire; and (2) the error was not harmless.
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