A habitual substance offender enhancement may only be added to a sentence if the underlying offense is substance abuse related.
Messmer v. KDK Financial Svcs., Inc., No. 53A01-1701-PL-139, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 14, 2017).
The continuing representation doctrine for statute of limitations is not applicable to financial advisers or fraud allegations.
Archer v. State, No. 49S04-1705-CR-00288, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 6, 2017).
Because the defendant agreed to pay restitution and there is evidence in the record that she is able to work and hopes to secure employment in the future, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in ordering defendant to pay restitution.
Thomas v. State, No. 27S02-1703-CR-170, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 7, 2017).
The totality of evidence must be considered following a traffic stop to establish probable cause to detain an individual suspected of narcotics possession; a canine alert alone is not sufficient.
Ellis v. Keystone Construction Corp., No. 32A01-1607-PL-1477, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 5, 2017).
By intentionally omitting his claimed ownership interest in a company from his dissolution Settlement Agreement, plaintiff is now judicially estopped from asserting a claim of an ownership interest in the company.