Desiree Heitz v. State of Indiana

── Desiree Heitz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00802 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 06, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle concurs. Judge Felix dissents Heitz was criminally charged in December 2022. Thereafter, at least eight different deputy prosecutors and one graduate legal intern appeared at various times and struggled to complete discovery in Heitz’s case. A trial date was not requested until December 2023—almost a year after the charges were filed— largely due to the trial court’s policy of not setting a trial date until the case was ready for trial. When the court finally set Heitz’s trial for March 11, 2024, Heitz contended the date was outside Criminal Rule 4(C)’s one-year deadline.