“Evidence Rule 201(b) now allows trial courts to take judicial notice of records of other court proceedings, but if a court does so, there must be some effort made to include such ‘other’ records in the record of the current proceeding.”
Martinez v. Deeter, No. 32A01-1108-DR-359, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., May 31, 2012).
Survivor benefits paid to children due to the death of a custodial parent’s subsequent spouse are not included in the custodial parent’s weekly gross income.
Blueford v. Arkansas, No. 10–1320, 566 U.S. ____ (May 24, 2012).
The jury foreperson’s report that the jury was unanimous regarding the charges of capital murder and first-degree murder in his favor was not a final resolution when the trial ended in a mistrial, and so the Double Jeopardy Clause does not bar retrying defendant on those charges.
Adams v. State, No. 49A05-1107-CR-372,___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., May 24, 2012).
The definition of mature stalks of marijuana is not unconstitutionally vague in light of the facts and circumstances of the present case.
Reynolds v. Capps, No. 77A05-1110-SC-567,___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., May 23, 2012).
Defendant was denied due process when the trial court ordered her to vacate her apartment in a hearing conducted by a court reporter.