Counsel should have advised defendant to not accept a plea agreement that waived his appellate rights when he received no benefit for the waiver; therefore, that waiver is severed from the plea agreement and he may appeal his sentence.
McCain v. State, No. 18S-CR-26, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Jan. 17, 2018).
Trial court’s forty-year sentence for felony child molesting was not inappropriate and does not warrant appellate revision under Appellate Rule 7(B).
L.G v. S.L., No. 18S-AD-32, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Jan. 19, 2018).
A trial court judge is not required to recuse from a case solely because counsel for one of the parties served as a professional reference.
Wilder v. State, No. 49A02-1706-CR-1420, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 9, 2018).
Even though the underlying crime did not involve the use of a firearm, prohibiting defendant from possessing firearms during his probation period did not violate his right to bear arms under the state or federal constitutions
R.R. v. State, No. 47A04-1705-JV-944, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 11, 2018).
A juvenile may waive constitutional right to be present at factfinding hearings by knowingly and intentionally refusing to appear.