[A] juvenile court may order a commitment to the Department of Correction and, in the same order, provide for probation following release from the Department of Correction.
Ind. Division of Child Services, LaPorte County v. LaPorte County CASA, NO. 46A04-0902-JV-78, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 12, 2009)
Periodic CHINS placement review was transformed into a modification proceeding, so that court’s modification contrary to DCS recommendation was subject to expedited appeal procedure.
Harrison v. State, No. 49A04-0807-CR-423, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 26, 2009)
“Defense” to within-1,000-feet-of-park drug crime enhancement that defendant was “briefly” in the zone and no person under 18 was present is a mitigating factor like “sudden heat” which State must rebut if evidence puts it in issue.
Young v. State, No. 06A01-0808-CR-395, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 26, 2009)
Affirms condition not to drive during entire eight year probation period, even though it was six years more than the maximum statutory license suspension.
McReynolds v. State, No. 82A01-0809-CR-432, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 4, 2009)
Live-in child caretaker had no more authority over the child than a babysitter, was not acting in loco parentis, and consequently could not invoke the parental discipline privilege in prosecution for battery on the child.