Blake Layman & Levi Sparks v. State of Indiana

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• observing that a judicial interpretation of a statute, accompanied by legislative inaction for a considerable time, may be understood to signify the legislature’s acquiescence and agreement with the judicial interpretation
• \both the doctrines of stare decisis as well as legislative acquiescence counsel against overruling our existing precedent [interpreting Indiana's felony murder statute]\
• appellate court should not address constitutional claims if case can be decided on another ground
• discussing the doctrine of legislative acquiescence

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