Trial court’s order denying mother’s motion to modify permanency plan was not a final judgment, and so the Court of Appeals lacked subject matter jurisdiction over appeal.
Wahl v. State, Nos. 29S04-1510-CR-605 and 29S04-1510-CR-606, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind., Mar. 15, 2016).
Alternate juror interjecting himself into deliberations was presumptively prejudicial, and State failed to rebut the presumption; therefore, new trial was required.
ESPN, Inc. v. University of Notre Dame Security Police Dept., No. 71A05-1505-MI-381, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 15, 2016).
Private university’s police department qualified as a “public agency” under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act’s definition and so is required to provide access to its public records not exempted by the Act.
Steele-Giri v. Steele, No. 45S04-1512-DR-00682, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 15, 2016).
Because of the highly deferential standard of review afforded to trial courts in family law matters and in contempt matters, although the evidence might have supported motion for custody modification, such modification was not required.
Grayson v. State, No. 49A05-1505-CR-350, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., March 8, 2016).
Anonymous tip of individual in silver or gray car waving a gun in apartment parking lot provided reasonable suspicion for investigatory stop of defendant, who was in the only occupied silver car in the parking lot; officer’s observations then gave probable cause for search.