At probation revocation hearing, trial court is not required to ask a defendant if he wants to make a statement, but must allow one to be made if requested.
State v. Brown, No. 49S05-1606-CR-00348, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 2, 2017).
Brief detainment at a sobriety checkpoint does not entitle defendant to Miranda warnings.
Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado, No. 15–606, __ US __ (March 6, 2017)
When a juror makes a clear statement indicating that he or she relied on racial stereotypes or animus to convict a criminal defendant, the trial court must consider the evidence of the juror’s statement and any resulting denial of the jury trial guarantee.
Pilkington v. Pilkington, No. 18A02-1605-PL-1086, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 2, 2017).
Trial court had subject matter jurisdiction to decide whether beneficiary interest in the trust was extinguished by bankruptcy.
Underwood v. Bunger, No. 53S01-1703-MI-126, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 6, 2017).
The warranty deed’s unambiguous statement that the three grantees, including husband and wife, hold their interests in the property “all as Tenants-in-Common” overcomes the legal presumption favoring a tenancy by the entirety.