Under notice-based approach, entry of final judgment, from which time period to file notice of appeal began to run, was not when sentence was announced in court or when posted to the RJO but rather when the judge signed the sentencing order.
Collins v. State, No. 35A02-0902-CR-162 , __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 21, 2009)
Probation modification statute permitted addition of special probation conditions without proof of a violation, and as statute is remedial it applied to probation imposed before its adoption.
Alvey v. State, No. 82S01-0902-CR-66, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Aug. 24, 2009)
A defendant whose motion to suppress is denied cannot plead guilty and then appeal the denial of his motion, even if his plea agreement provides for it.
Walker v. Nelson, No. 49A05-0903-CV-138, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 14, 2009)
When limiting former custodial parent’s parenting time, trial court erred by not making a specific finding that visitation would endanger child’s physical health or well-being or significantly impair his emotional development.
In re Paternity of J.J., No. 08A02-0903-JV-280, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 25, 2009
Trial court abused its discretion when it modified custody because of Mother’s relocation without considering all of the factors required by Indiana Code section 31-17-2.2-1(b).