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BECKER v. STATE

No. 45S03-1301-CR-9.

992 N.E.2d 697 (2013)

Ronald G. BECKER, Appellant (Defendant), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

August 22, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Bates , Schererville, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, David Steiner , Kathy Bradley , Deputy Attorneys General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

RUSH, Justice.

Criminal cases are prosecuted in the name of the "State of Indiana." But as Shakespeare famously asked, "What's in a name? that which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet."1 Gertrude Stein's answer was that "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose."2 Similarly, we conclude that in this matter related to the sex offender registry, "the State is the State," whether it acts through a...

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