So long as a trial court expressly considers all marital property and it offers sufficient justification to rebut the presumptive equal division, a trial court need not follow a rigid, technical formula in dividing a marital estate.
Lake Co. Bd. of Commissioners v. State, No. 22S-MI-64, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 22, 2022).
The Attorney General is required to defend probation officers.
State v. Johnson, No. 21A-CR-1726, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 23, 2022).
A prior conviction or acquittal in another jurisdiction bars a subsequent Indiana state prosecution for the “same conduct.” Indiana statutory double jeopardy analysis centers on comparing the conduct alleged in the charging instruments.
Progressive Southeastern Ins. Co. v. Brown, No. 21S-CT-496, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 25, 2022).
The MCS-90 insurance endorsement does not apply to an accident that occurred during an intrastate trip transporting non-hazardous property.
Warren v. State, No. 21A-CR-247, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 28, 2022).
A trial court may conduct a sentencing hearing at which the defendant appears by video, but only after obtaining a written waiver of his right to be present and the consent of the prosecution.