Probable-cause affidavit’s statement that crime victim paid $3,600 for counterfeit coins was insufficient to support restitution order in that amount; facts presented in probable cause affidavits pose a risk of unreliability that the hearsay rule is designed to protect against.
Hewitt v. Westfield Washington School Corp., No. 29S04-1506-PL-00377, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Dec. 15, 2015).
The teacher’s termination statute (Ind. Code § 20-28-7.5-1 et seq.) does not apply to termination of an administrator when the underlying teaching contract is not terminated.
AM General LLC v. Armour, No. 71S03-1507-PL-407, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Dec. 16, 2015).
When employer offered employee a subordinate promissory note as payment, employer failed to satisfy its obligation under the employment agreement requiring payment in cash or a cash equivalent.
Lovett v. State, No. 20A04-1506-MI-591, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind. Ct. App. Dec. 11, 2015).
Indiana’s Sex Offender Registration Act did not violate ex post facto clause of the Indiana Constitution as applied to defendant. SORA did not exist at the time of defendant’s 1991 conviction in Washington, but Washington law imposed similar registration requirements; thus, applying SORA after defendant moved here in 2003 imposed no new punishment.
Rogers v. Martin, No. 02A05-1506-CT-520, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec.14, 2015).
A social host has the duty to render aid to a guest.