Equipment that had just been used to perform farm drainage work and was being transported back to the office was exempt from the weight limit for heavy equipment on state highways.
Criminal
Tuell v. State, No. 18A-CR-1186, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 15, 2019).
The current version of the habitual offender statute allows a court to use that enhancement to a conviction of operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture for life even though that is a progressive penalty.
J.W. v. State, No. 19S-JV-12, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Jan. 9, 2019).
A juvenile who challenges the validity of a consent judgment must first seek relief from the trial court under Trial Rule 60(B) and is entitled to legal representation in doing so.
State v. Bouye, No. 18A-CR-1730, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 10, 2019).
Police officer properly conducted an IDACS search to establish a reasonable suspicion that the driver was operating a vehicle with an improper license plate, and whether there was actually a violation is irrelevant to the constitutionality of the stop.
Hoak v. State, No. 19S-CR-17, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Jan. 11, 2019).
Trial court should have determined if defendant with multiple drug-related court contacts was eligible for substance abuse treatment and placement in Community Corrections.