State’s obligation to pay costs of representing inmates in prosecutions for offenses committed in correctional facilities includes not just trial expenses but also expenses for appellate representation.
Metzger v. State, No. 02A03-1307-CR-295, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar.31, 2014).
When a blood draw warrant had been issued for a driver who had refused a breath test, the driver’s refusal to cooperate with the blood draw was properly found to be indirect criminal contempt.
Wilson v. State, No. 27S02-1309-CR-584, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Apr. 1, 2014).
“Hybrid” sentence partially concurrent and partially consecutive is not authorized by statute.
Goodman v. SeRine, No. 55A01-1304-PL-176., __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 31, 2014)
Although the sellers’ bankruptcy action had been dismissed, bankruptcy court was the proper venue for a quiet title action on property that was part of the bankruptcy estate.
Miller v. Federal Express, Corp., No. 49A02-1307-PL-619, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 4, 2014)
Defendants were immune from suit under the federal Communications Decency Act as “providers of an interactive computer service.”