Handgun found in coat pocket of a coat removed when defendant stepped out of his car was improperly admitted into evidence because search was not lawful as incident to arrest or as an inventory search.
In re Commitment of M.E., No. 27A02-1605-MH-987, __N.E.3d__ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 23, 2016).
That an individual appeared at a hearing with counsel is insufficient to prove service; service and proof of service is required for all civil commitment cases.
Sheetz v. Sheetz, No. 01A05-1601-DR-80, __N.E.3d__ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 23, 2016).
Husband is equitably estopped from rebutting the presumption that he is child’s biological father because he told his wife that he would raise the child as his own, prohibited her from telling the child’s biological father that she was pregnant and also instructed her not to seek support from the biological father or to file a paternity action.
ESPN, Inc. v. University of Notre Dame Police Dept., No. 71S05-1606-MI-359, __N.E.3d__ (Ind., Nov. 16, 2016).
A private university police department is not a “public agency” for the purposes of the Access to Public Records Act.
Williams v. State, 82A04-1602-CR-295, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 10, 2016).
State did not properly authenticate evidence to establish a chain of custody for blood sample that tested positive for meth.