Jeffersonville ordinance that prohibited convicted sex offenders from entering public parks was unconstitutional as applied under the prohibition on ex post facto laws in the Indiana Constitution.
Montejo v. Arizona, No. 07-1529, __ U.S. __ (May 26, 2009)
Overrules Michigan v. Jackson holding that once a suspect has claimed the Sixth Amendment right to a lawyer, any later waiver of that right during police questioning would be invalid, unless the suspect initiates communication with the officers.
Meredith v. State, No. 89S04-0808-CR-430, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., May 28, 2009)
Placement of a temporary license plate inside a vehicle’s back window is an infraction, justifying a traffic stop.
Stanley v. Walker, No. 41S01-0810-CV-539, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. May 27, 2009)
In a personal injury case where the amount of medical expenses actually paid by plaintiff was discounted from the amount originally billed because of arrangements between plaintiff’s health insurance company and medical providers, to the extent that discounted amount may be introduced without referencing insurance, it may be used to determine the reasonable value of medical services.
State v. Boadi, No. 64A05-0807-CR-420, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 13, 2009)
Failure to stop at a red light due to inadvertence or an error in judgment, without more, does not constitute recklessness.