In hearing to terminate drug court placement, trial court properly took judicial notice of notes of attendance reports in Drug Court file under Evidence Rule 201(b)(5), authorizing judicial notice of “records of a court of this state.”
Carpenter v. State, No. 02A05-1309-CR-467, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 26, 2014).
As an issue of first impression, this case holds that the hearsay rule does not prohibit admission of mail exhibits to demonstrate the defendant’s name and address were on mail found in a specific location.
Ind. Dept. of State Revenue v. Caterpillar, Inc., No. 49S10-1402-TA-79, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Aug. 25, 2014).
Company could not deduct foreign-source dividend income when calculating its net operating losses for Indiana tax purposes.
Ind. Patient’s Comp. Fund v. Holcomb, No. 49S05-1404-CC-209, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Aug. 26, 2014).
Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act’s cap on attorney fees from a Patient Compensation Fund award does not reduce the Fund’s liability.
Mallory v. State, No. 20A03-1403-MI-76, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 15, 2014)
Former statutory provision that victim’s statement “shall” be considered did not authorize court to refuse expungement when all petition requirements were met.