Drug test results do not fall under the business records exception to the rule against hearsay.
Civil
Lewis v. Putnam Cnty. Sheriff’s Dept., No. 18A-MI-1869, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 23, 2019).
State was ordered to immediately reimburse money taken by civil forfeiture when the cash was prematurely turned over to the federal government and there was no evidence that a crime occurred.
In re Mandate for Lake Superior Ct. v Pera, No. 18S-CB-442, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., May 16, 2019).
Substantial evidence supports the $176,467.17 award to the judges for attorney’s fees and expenses for their mandate action.
In re Termination of Parent-Child Relationship of S.K., No. 18A-JT-2200, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 13, 2019).
Children’s statements made to therapist regarding whether the children were aware that father killed their mother and whether they understood that they could visit Father were not admissible hearsay under the medical diagnosis exception because children likely did not understand that they were making statements to the therapist for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment.
Robinson v. Robinson, No. 18A-EM-2742, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 13, 2019).
A transfer on death deed beneficiary “takes the owner’s interest in the property at the death of the owner subject to all conveyances . . . made by the owner . . . during the owner’s lifetime.” If the property owner quitclaims property interest prior to death, then there is no interest in the property to transfer upon death via the transfer on death deed.