To constitute a valid waiver of the right to appeal a sentence, the plea agreement, guilty plea and sentencing hearing colloquy, and sentencing order must be clear and consistent as to whether a defendant waives only the right to appeal the conviction or the right to appeal the conviction and sentence.
Vonhoene v. State, 20A-CR-328, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 18, 2021).
A defendant has the right to counsel at each critical stage of a criminal matter, unless the defendant relinquishes that right by waiver, forfeiture, or forfeiture with knowledge.
Poore v. Indianapolis Public Schools No. 21S-CT-105, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 18, 2021).
School system met its duty to provide student with classes necessary to graduate with a Core 40 Academic Honors Diploma.
G&G Oil Co. of Ind., Inc. v. Continental Western Ins. Co., No. 20S-PL-617, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 18, 2021).
In an insurance coverage dispute, although company’s losses “resulted directly from the use of a computer. whether the ransomware attack “fraudulently caused a transfer of money” cannot be resolved by summary judgment.
Mishra v. State, 20A-XP-1726, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 9, 2021).
A court is not authorized to consider an expunged conviction in the context of an expungement proceeding for purposes of determining whether the person has a conviction within the previous five years.