Convictions entered after a guilty plea have the same preclusive effect in subsequent litigation as those entered after jury or court verdicts.
Med. Licensing Bd. of Ind. v. Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, No. 22S‐PL‐338, __N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 30, 2023).
Abortion providers have standing to contest the constitutionality of Senate Bill 1 (2022) because the statute criminalizes their work, and so they face the sort of imminent, direct, personal injury. Indiana Constitution’s Article 1, Section 1 protects a woman’s right to an abortion that is necessary to protect her life or to protect her from a serious health risk, but the General Assembly retains broad legislative discretion for determining whether and the extent to which to prohibit abortions. The Court reversed the trial court’s preliminary injunction.
In re Adoption of S.L., No. 23S-AD-00158, __N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 20, 2023).
The court had no appellate jurisdiction because the trial court’s order was not a final judgment; it neither disposed of all claims for all parties, nor stated there was no just reason for delay.
Davidson v. State, No. 22S-CT-318, __N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 21, 2023).
A plaintiff seeking tort damages from both government and non-government defendants must sue all tortfeasors in one lawsuit to avoid issue preclusion.
Hayko v. State, No. 23S-CR-13, __N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 22, 2023).
To lay a proper foundation for the admission of opinion testimony under Evidence Rule 608(a), the proponent must establish that the witness’s opinion is both rationally based on their personal knowledge and would be helpful to the trier of fact.