Neither the Credit Services Organizations Act, Mortgage Rescue Protection Fraud Act, Home Loan Practices Act, nor Deceptive Consumer Sales Act provides an exemption for law firms.
Gill v. Gill, 20A03-1607-DR-1569, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 22, 2017).
The statutory authority allowing a trial court to order a divorced parent to contribute to his child’s post-secondary educational expenses is constitutional.
Ison v. State, No. 24A04-1607-PC-1618, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 14, 2017).
A post-conviction court must make specific findings of fact and conclusions of law when there is a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel and involuntariness of a guilty plea.
Lindsey v. State, No. 71A04-1412-PC-576, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 14, 2017).
Defendant was entitled to post-conviction relief to reduce his sentence because of the poor advice of his attorney to reject a plea agreement.
Hanks v. State, No. 10A01-1604-PC-690, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 15, 2017).
Even though defendant could not prove ineffective assistance of counsel after entering an open plea agreement and receiving a fifty-year sentence, the post-conviction court must hear evidence and determine if the plea was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary.