Unless forbidden by the terms of the plea agreement, the trial court may consider all the evidence before it, including facts and circumstances relating to a dismissed charge.
Criminal
Rogers v. State, 49A02-1508-CR-1033, __N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 6, 2016).
Social workers must be licensed in order to fall within the scope of the statutory counselor/client privilege and have their communications deemed confidential.
Bradley v. State, No. 49S05-1602-CR-83, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., July 7, 2016).
Houseguest did not have authority to consent to police entry without a warrant and all evidence seized was inadmissible.
Gomez v. State, No. 49A02-1511-CR-2000, __N.E.3d___ (Ind. Ct. App., July 8, 2016).
Acts of domestic battery were sufficiently compressed in terms of time, place, singleness of purpose, and continuity of action so as to constitute a single transaction for purposes of the continuous crime doctrine.
Sullivan v. State, 16A01-1512-CR-2175, __N.E.3d__ (Ind. Ct. App., July 8, 2016).
Trial court abused its discretion in finding that defendant’s violation warranted revoking his community corrections placement and in ordering him to serve eighteen months in jail.