Trial court should have granted defendant’s counsel request for a contempt hearing even though the trial court suspended the sentence and indicated it would reconsider the issue of appointing counsel prior to the compliance hearing.
State v. Vanderkolk, No. 79A04-1308-CR-407, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 11, 2014).
Although defendant’s roommate waived his 4th Amendment right as a home detention participant, roommate did not completely waive his 4th Amendment right and the police could not conduct a suspicionless search of defendant’s room.
Hoagland v. Franklin Township Comm. School Corp., No. 49A02-1301-PL-44, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 10, 2014).
Students cannot be charged to ride the bus to and from school.
Robinson v. Erie Ins. Exchange, No. 49S02-1311-PL-733, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 11, 2014).
The auto insurance policy issued to a family does not provide uninsured motorists coverage in a hit-and-run accident.
Brummett v. State, No. 49A02-1304-CR-378, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 2, 2014).
Prosecutorial misconduct amounted to fundamental error.