The trial court should consider the effect of a power of attorney when determining if the appointment of a guardian is necessary.
Appeals
Escamilla v. Shiel Sexton Co., No. 54A01-1506-CT-602, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App, July 13, 2016). (dissent on rehearing)
Judge Baker dissents the denial of petition for rehearing; knowledge of a party’s immigration status alone sheds no meaningful light on the question of whether that party will one day face deportation.
Rogers v. State, 49A02-1508-CR-1033, __N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 6, 2016).
Social workers must be licensed in order to fall within the scope of the statutory counselor/client privilege and have their communications deemed confidential.
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.