The trial court properly exercised its discretion with the respect to the admission of evidence and providing a supplemental jury instruction. Moreover, the imposition of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole was not inappropriate.
Reece v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. No. 21S-CT-435, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 21, 2021).
When visual obstructions are wholly confined to the land, a landowner owes no duty to the motoring public.
Larkin v. State, 21S-CR-427, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sep. 14, 2021).
During a criminal trial, the prosecution can request a jury instruction on a lesser-included offense so long as the charging documents provide adequate notice and the record at trial reveals a serious evidentiary dispute.
Olympic Financial Group, Inc., v. State, 21A-CR-1017, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sep. 17, 2021).
For the State to seize cash and seek its forfeiture—or turnover—it must show a nexus between the cash and some sort of criminal activity
Wilburn v. State, 20A-CR-1709, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sep. 20, 2021).
A conviction for burglary cannot be sustained if an alleged perpetrator enters a business open to the public during business hours, with intent to commit a felony or theft in it, due to a lack of evidence as to breaking.