Prior to the decedent’s death, Ind. Code § 29-1-9-1 permits the prospective beneficiaries of a future inheritance to execute a family settlement agreement to determine their anticipated rights or interests in the decedent’s estate.
Price v. Ind. Dept. of Child Svcs., No. 49S05-1705-PL-285, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Aug. 28, 2017).
A judicial mandate cannot be issued to control Department of Child Services caseload requirements.
Bowman v. State, No. 49A02-1606-MI-1463, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 16, 2017).
Seizure of cash exceeded the scope of the search warrants. “The search warrant did not (and could not) authorize the seizure of any and all currency; instead, that currency must be found to be ‘derived directly or indirectly from, produced through, or realized through’ drug trafficking.”
McAlpin v. State, No. 39S01-1705-CR-342, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Aug. 14, 2017).
Drug-free zone sentencing enhancement was proper as jury could infer that a minor’s presence was reasonably expected in a public park even though school was in session and it did not have benches, playgrounds, or trees.
Bd. of Cmm’r of Union Cty. v. McGuinness, No. 81S01-1708-PL-529, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Aug. 15, 2017).
County did not have third-party standing to sue on behalf of its residents.