A properly qualified social worker can testify as an expert witness.
C. B. v. State, No. 49A04-1207-JV-379, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 21, 2013).
Juvenile court must independently determine probable cause for a violation of a “conditional admission agreement,” and must afford the juvenile an opportunity to challenge the probable cause.
Piatek v. Beale, No. 49A04-1209-CT-448, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 20, 2013).
A reference made during a trial to “pleading the Fifth” is not an admission of a crime and alone is not grounds for a mistrial.
Sowers v. State, No. 08A02-1208-CR-640, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 16, 2013)
In this case, improper communication between bailiff and foreperson was fundamental error.
Moryl v. Ransone, No. 46A04-1112-CT-710, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 9, 2013).
A proposed medical malpractice complaint is not considered filed when a copy of the proposed complaint is delivered to a third-party carrier.