Churches are not “school property” at any time within the meaning of Ind. Code 35-31.5-2-285(1)(D); serious sex offenders are not prohibited from entering church property if that church offers Sunday school or child care services for children in the relevant age group.
Appeals
Coulibaly v. Stevance, No. 49A02-1702-DR-235, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 25, 2017).
Trial court properly enforced a court’s order from the country of Mali under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) as codified in Indiana; Malian order was not the product of laws that violate fundamental human rights.
Allen v. State, No. 24A05-1706-CR-1303, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 17, 2017).
A defendant’s waiver of the right to counsel at a probation revocation hearing must be voluntary, knowing, and intelligent.
Tibbs v. State, No. 49A02-1701-CR-154, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 23, 2017).
Trial courts are not required to enter findings denying a motion for “reverse waiver” to juvenile court.
Raley v. State, No. 88A04-1705-CR-1039 ,__ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 13, 2017).
The sexually violent predator designation is a statutory mandate; the designation may not be altered by the terms of a plea agreement.