Larry Marksberry v. State of Indiana

── Larry Marksberry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01566 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Jennings Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Foley concur In April 2017, Leland Cassetty (“Cassetty”) became a confidential informant for Nick Megel (“Megel”), a detective at the North Vernon Police Department. Tr. Vol. II, p. 89. During April and May 2017, Cassetty participated in four controlled buys with Josh Schumacher (“Schumacher”), with one of the buys occurring on May 23, 2017. Id. at 90. On that date, Detective Megel and Detective Wes Thayer (“Thayer”) conducted a pre-buy briefing with Cassetty, and they provided Cassetty with recording equipment and $475 to complete the transaction. Id.