Trial courts have considerable deference in family law matters, and the trial court had ample support to hold that it was in the child’s best interests to remain in the state.
State v. Holtsclaw, 49S02-1205-CR-26, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., Nov. 5, 2012).
30-day deadline in Appellate Rule 9 for filing a notice of appeal when a party files a motion to correct error applies to the state in a criminal case.
Bailey v. State, 49S02-1204-CR-234, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., Nov. 5, 2012).
Any offense that causes the victim physical pain meets the test “bodily injury” requirement for domestic battery.
Burton v. State, No. 45A03-1201-CR-6, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 8, 2012).
Indiana ex post facto law prohibits application of the sex offender registration laws to a resident convicted of a sex offense in another state before the enactment of both that state’s and Indiana’s registration acts.
Kane v. State, No. 30S04-1206-CR-372, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., Oct. 30, 2012).
Jury instruction regarding accomplice liability, without mention of intent, was an incorrect statement of law, and the error was not harmless.