A trial court may not amend a sentence made pursuant to a fixed plea agreement; however, a trial court is authorized to reject such an agreement.
Cannon v. State, No. 18A-CR-1871, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 20, 2018).
A person cannot be convicted of giving false information to an official investigating the commission of a crime when he simply fails to provide any information at all.
Denson v. Estate of Dillard, No. 18A-CT-1112, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 18, 2018).
Summary judgment was properly granted in a negligence action. Because the Defendant’s sudden physical incapacity was not reasonably foreseeable, Defendant successfully negated the element of breach of duty.
Bock v. Bock, No. 18A-DR-38, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 20, 2018).
Pension survivor benefit was properly included as a marital asset for division.
Rodriguez v. State, No. 20A03-1704-CR-724, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 14, 2018).
Court of Appeals affirmed its prior ruling that under Ind. Code § 35-38-1-17(1) a trial court could modify defendant’s sentence, as that section provided a person may not waive the right to sentence modification as part of a plea agreement. A 2018 amendment to that statute may not be applied retroactively.