Social workers must be licensed in order to fall within the scope of the statutory counselor/client privilege and have their communications deemed confidential.
Appeals
Gomez v. State, No. 49A02-1511-CR-2000, __N.E.3d___ (Ind. Ct. App., July 8, 2016).
Acts of domestic battery were sufficiently compressed in terms of time, place, singleness of purpose, and continuity of action so as to constitute a single transaction for purposes of the continuous crime doctrine.
Sullivan v. State, 16A01-1512-CR-2175, __N.E.3d__ (Ind. Ct. App., July 8, 2016).
Trial court abused its discretion in finding that defendant’s violation warranted revoking his community corrections placement and in ordering him to serve eighteen months in jail.
Green v. Robertson, No. 49A02-1509-MI-1487__ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 5, 2016).
“Where recovery is limited to damages for increased risk of harm because the patient stood less than a 50% chance of recovery prior to encountering the physician’s negligence, the trial court may consider evidence of the patient’s underlying risk in order to determine the appropriate amount of damages.”
Jimerson v. State, No. 52A02-1510-CR-1538, __N.E.3d__ (Ind. Ct. App., June 23, 2016).
“Where a jury is able to apply concepts without further assistance, highlighting individual exchanges or vouching for the truth or falsity of particular evidence is invasive.”