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ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT
Jay A. Rigdon Adam D. Turner Rockhill Pinnick LLP Warsaw, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE
Gregory F. Zoeller Attorney General of Indiana Arturo Rodriguez II Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

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In the

FILED
of the supreme court, court of appeals and tax court

Indiana Supreme Court
_________________________________ No. 25S04-1004-CR-219 JAMES A. CARR, v. STATE OF INDIANA,

Sep 29 2010, 1:41 pm

CLERK

Appellant (Defendant below),

Appellee (Plaintiff below). _________________________________

Appeal from the Fulton Superior Court, No. 25D01-0611-MR-277 The Honorable Wayne E. Steele, Judge _________________________________ On Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 25A04-0906-CR-356 _________________________________ September 29, 2010 Dickson, Justice. Appealing his conviction for Murder,1 the defendant alleges four errors: (1) denial of his motion for discharge under Indiana Criminal Rule 4; (2) admission of his statement to a police detective despite his repeated invocation of his right to counsel; (3) limitations on defense questioning of the police detective; and (4) refusal of tendered instructions regarding lesser included offenses. The Court of Appeals affirmed in a memorandum decision. We granted transfer and now reverse and remand for new trial.

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