A defendant is not entitled to credit for pretrial confinement if the defendant’s custody is a result charges with a different sovereign.
Edwards v. State, No. 20A-CR-42, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 30, 2020).
When there is no nexus between the illegal possession and another crime, courts must look to the time of acquisition to determine whether multiple possessions constitute a single episode of criminal conduct.
F.A. v. State, No. 19A-JV-2438, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 1, 2020).
A juvenile may not be required to pay the costs of their secure detention. Moreover, before imposing costs of secure detention upon a parent, a court must inquire into the parent’s ability to pay; if the parent has the ability to pay, the trial court shall follow the applicable requirements related to the Child Support Rules and Guidelines.
Freeman v. Timberland Home Center, Inc., No. 19A-CC-1889, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 29, 2020).
Preferred venue status of a county is determined when an action is commenced by the filing of a complaint; if the county where the complaint was filed is a preferred venue, transfer to another county based on venue is improper even if a third-party is later joined.
Jacob v. Vigh, No. 19A-CT-2719, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 27, 2020).
A trial court has jurisdiction over a complaint that includes allegations that an attorney violated canons of the Rules of Professional Conduct when the complaint also alleges other claims such as fraud, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty, and legal malpractice.