Independent, circumstantial evidence that was the crime was committee was sufficient for corpus delicti evidence required to have a confession admitted.
Whiteside v. State, No. 02S05-1706-CR-441, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 29, 2017).
Juvenile waived into adult court and convicted of Class B felony attempted rape and two counts of Class B felony criminal deviate conduct was properly sentenced to an aggregate sentence of sixty years imprisonment.
Jacobs v. State, No. 49S02-1706-CR-438 , __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 29, 2017).
State has the burden to demonstrate the reasonableness of a warrantless search in light of three factors: 1) the degree of concern, suspicion, or knowledge that a violation has occurred, 2) the degree of intrusion the method of the search or seizure imposes on a citizen’s ordinary activities, and 3) the extent of law enforcement needs.
In re Civil Commitment of M.L., No. 49A02-1612-MH-2823, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 27, 2017).
A special condition of a mental health commitment must bear a relationship to treatment or protection of the public; special condition of no alcohol or drug use was struck because there was no record of this relationship.
In re K.S., No. 49A02-1701-JC-38, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 29, 2017).
Department of Child Services failed to present evidence that child’s physical or mental condition was seriously impaired or seriously endangered when it only presented that Mother used marijuana two months prior to giving birth.