Law enforcement’s use of a GPS tracking device to track the movements of a vehicle in which defendant was a passenger did not violate his rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article 1, Section 11 of the Indiana Constitution.
Appeals
Schneider v. Paragon Realty, LLC, No. 32A01-1511-CT-1858, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 24, 2016).
Defendant property management company had no duty of care to plaintiff who was involved in a crash with a driver while both were intoxicated after leaving a bar managed by the company.
Doe #1 v. Ind. Dept. of Child Svcs., No. 49A02-1506-CT-682, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 26, 2016).
Under common law, DCS had a duty to protect the identity of a caller who reported children as being in need of service.
Jones v. State, No. 49A02-1508-CR-1148, __N.E.3D__ (Ind. Ct. App., May 17, 2016).
Warrantless search of residence is justified based on the exigent circumstances to conduct a welfare check on three minor children left unattended in the home in the middle of the night.
Carroll v. State No. 27A02-1510-MI-1743, ___N.E. 3d___ (Ind. Ct. App., May 19, 2016).
Defendant’s conduct that occurred during a video hearing, and not in a courtroom, did not preclude application of the contempt statute.