Medical bills were properly admitted as relevant evidence in determining a plaintiff’s pain and suffering.
Faulk v. Faulk, No. 20A-DC-1432, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 29, 2021).
Trial court has no statutory authority to change a child’s last name in a divorce decree.
Williams v. State, 21S-CR-113, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 16, 2021).
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.