A judge is not required to recuse because an attorney in the case is involved in the judge’s judicial campaign unless an objective person, knowledgeable of all the circumstances, would have a rational basis for doubting the judge’s impartiality.
Appeals
De La Cruz v. State, No. 49A05-1610-CR-2417, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 23, 2017).
Only the trial court, not the probation department, has the authority to assess probation fees against a defendant.
Burgh v. State, No. 71A03-1611-CR-2669, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 23, 2017).
As a matter of first impression, the Court of Appeals held that the paved surface of a parking lot may be considered as a deadly weapon capable of causing serious bodily injury.
Angel Shores Mobile Home Park, Inc. v. Crays, No. 79A02-1605-CT-1106, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 20, 2017).
Child Wrongful Death Statute allows the recovery of attorney’s fees and expenses.
Totton v. Bukofchan No. 24A01-1612-CT-2849, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 14, 2017).
If a non-physician healthcare provider, such as a chiropractor, is not qualified under Evidence Rule 702 to render an opinion as to medical causation because the causation issue is complex, then chiropractors sitting on medical review panels are likewise not qualified to render opinions as to medical causation when the causation issue is complex.