Trial court has subject matter jurisdiction to determine what interest in a trust was sold in Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings.
Porter v. State, No. 49A02-1703-CR-572, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 22, 2017).
The roadside search of a passenger after a routine traffic stop was unduly invasive and marijuana discovered in her possession should not have been admitted into evidence at trial.
Dill v. State, No. 59A01-1610-CR-2449, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 22, 2017).
Dealing in methamphetamine is not the same conduct as conspiracy to possess and distribute methamphetamine; State is not barred by Indiana’s double jeopardy statute from prosecution after defendant entered a guilty plea in federal court.
Washington v. Marion Cty. Prosecutor, No. 1:16-cv-02980-JMS-DML, (S.D. Ind., Aug. 18, 2017).
Withholding a person’s seized vehicle without a post-seizure, pre-forfeiture hearing violates 5th and 14th Amendment due process protections. Southern District Court entered a permanent injunction prohibiting the defendants from enforcing Ind. Code 34-34-1-1(a)(1).
John Doe #1 v. Ind. Dept. of Child Svcs., No. 49S02-1609-CT-464, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Aug. 24, 2017).
Statute requiring Department of Child Services (DCS) to protect reporter identity (Ind. Code § 31-33-18-2) does not create a a private right of action; there was also no common-law basis for to impose a duty on DCS for confidentiality.