There is no “class-of-one” defense to criminal charges.
Jones v. State, No. 49A02-1406-CR-383, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 30, 2014).
D felony assisting a criminal does not require State to prove defendant knew the level or type of felony the assisted person committed.
Rodriguez v U.S. Steel Corp., No. 45A04-1407-CT-350, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 31, 2014).
Company did not have a duty to the plaintiff when its employee fell asleep driving after his shift, crashing his car into the plaintiff.
In re B.C.H., No. 41S04-1408-AD-515, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Dec. 23, 2014).
Grandparents had “lawful custody” of child and should have been given notice of adoption proceedings and an opportunity to withhold consent to child’s adoption.
Heien v. North Carolina, No. 13-604, __ U.S. __ (Dec. 15, 2014).
An officer has the reasonable suspicion required by the Fourth Amendment for a traffic stop even if she is mistaken about the law she believes was violated, as long as her mistake of law is “objectively reasonable.”