Under common law, DCS had a duty to protect the identity of a caller who reported children as being in need of service.
Betterman v. Montana, No.14-1457, __US__ (May 19, 2016).
The Sixth Amendment’s speedy trial guarantee does not apply once a defendant has been found guilty at trial or has pleaded guilty to criminal charges.
Jones v. State, No. 49A02-1508-CR-1148, __N.E.3D__ (Ind. Ct. App., May 17, 2016).
Warrantless search of residence is justified based on the exigent circumstances to conduct a welfare check on three minor children left unattended in the home in the middle of the night.
Carroll v. State No. 27A02-1510-MI-1743, ___N.E. 3d___ (Ind. Ct. App., May 19, 2016).
Defendant’s conduct that occurred during a video hearing, and not in a courtroom, did not preclude application of the contempt statute.
Saylor v. State, No. 39A05-1503-PC-113, __ N.E.3D__ (Ind. Ct. App., May 23, 2016).
Because defendant did not personally waive his right to a jury trial—rather, his attorney did—when he pled guilty to being a habitual offender, the Court vacated his habitual-offender adjudication and remanded the case for a new trial on that charge