A trial court must consider a defendant’s ability to pay before entering a restitution order after hearing testimony of inability to pay without rebutting evidence.
Griffith v. State, No. 27S00-1503-LW-145, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 29, 2016).
Supreme Court upholds murder, robbery, and conspiracy to commit robbery conviction and sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole (LWOP).
Herron v. State, No. 71A04-1602-CR-306, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 30, 2016).
Where the state charged the defendant with obstruction of justice citing the wrong provision of that statute, defendant’s motion for directed verdict should have been granted.
Sedam v. 2Jr Pizza Enterprises, No. 39A05-1602-CT-296, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 27, 2016).
An employer’s admission that its employee committed the alleged negligent act within the course and scope of her employment does not preclude an action for negligent hiring, training, supervision, and retention.
Coleman v. State, 49A02-1511-CR-1999, __N.E.3d__ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 21, 2016).
Trial court must hold an indigency hearing before imposing a public defender fee, probation fee, or drug and alcohol treatment fee.