Adopts adopt Restatement (Third) of Torts § 14, “Tortfeasor Liable For Failure To Protect The Plaintiff From The Specific Risk Of An Intentional Tort.”
In re Paternity of S.C., No. 30A01-1107-JP-322, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., March 29, 2012).
The trial court properly vacated a paternity order issued under a fraudulent pretext.
Harris v. State, No. 34S02-1203-CR-169, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Mar. 16, 2012).
A defendant need not show prejudice to obtain reversal relief from a violation of a local anti-forum shopping rule filed pursuant to Criminal Rule 2.2.
Kays v. State, No. 42S05-1107-CR-441, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Mar. 20, 2012).
While social security income may not itself be levied against to pay a criminal restitution order, social security may be taken into account in determining a defendant’s ability to pay restitution.
Missouri v. Fry, No. 10–444, 566 U.S. __ (Mar. 21, 2012).
The Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel imposes on defense counsel “the duty to communicate formal offers from the prosecution to accept a plea on terms and conditions that may be favorable to the accused.”