ESMOND v. STATE

No. 56A05-1404-CR-163.

20 N.E.3d 213 (2014)

Thomas L. ESMOND, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

November 13, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry J. Falk , Bower & Falk, Kentland, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, Ian McLean , Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge.

Thomas L. Esmond ("Esmond") brings this interlocutory appeal from the order of the Newton Superior Court requiring him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation by the State's mental health expert without the presence of counsel. Because the Indiana Supreme Court has held that a defendant who raises an insanity defense has no right to the presence of counsel during a psychiatric examination, we affirm.

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