Trial court was correct finding defendant in direct contempt and sentencing him to 180 days in jail after refusing to testify as a witness despite a grant of immunity.
Appeals
Cleveland v. State, No. 18A-CR-2298, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 15, 2019).
Trial court could not order the destruction of defendant’s handgun for the mere possession of it, but it also could not order its return when he lacked a license to carry.
Luster v. State, No. 19A-CR-129, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 15, 2019).
A trial court must consider evidence of defendant’s lack of competency prior to a hearing on the State’s petition to revoke placement in community corrections.
Martinez v. Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, No. 18A-CT-2883, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 12, 2019).
The test as to whether the Medical Malpractice Act applies to specific misconduct is to determine whether that misconduct arises naturally or predictably from the relationship between the health care provider and patient or from an opportunity provided by that relationship.
River Ridge Development Authority v. Outfront Media, LLC, No. 18A-PL-2347, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 15, 2019).
Obdurate behavior is no longer an exception to the American Rule for attorney fees