David Wright, Appellant (defendant Below) v. State of Indiana, Appellee (plaintiff Below).

Summary

The Indiana Supreme Court held that the attenuation doctrine applies under Article 1, Section 11 of the Indiana Constitution and permits derivative evidence when the connection between an illegal search and the evidence is sufficiently separated under the totality of the circumstances. Applying that doctrine, the court held that Wright's statements were sufficiently attenuated from the invalid computer search and were admissible. The court also upheld Wright's sixty-year sentence as not inappropriate.