Post-conviction court was required, upon indigent prisoner’s proper request, to forward petition to the State Public Defender’s Office for review. Failure to do so required reversal.
Appeals
Gerth v. State, No. 29A02-1506-CR-693, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 18, 2016).
Search warrant was not based on probable cause, when supported only by two uncorroborated tips from informants with insufficiently established credibility and good-faith exception did not apply in view of officer’s “reckless material omission of fact” relevant to credibility of one of the tips.
Holloway v. State, No. 71A04-1508-CR-1292, ___ N.E.3d ___, (Ind. Ct. App. Feb. 18, 2016).
Intoxicated, agitated arrestee’s statements to arresting officer were sufficient to establish “true threat” and thus to support intimidation conviction.
Lorenz v. Anonymous Physician #1, No. 28A01-1501-CT-50, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 19, 2016).
Because the alleged negligence took place before plaintiff filed for bankruptcy, the cause of action was an asset of his bankruptcy estate and the bankruptcy trustee was the real party in interest for purposes of prosecuting the action. Plaintiff’s bankruptcy was reopened and the bankruptcy trustee was substituted as plaintiff on the proposed complaint.
In re Adoption of A.A., No. 48A02-1505-AD-328, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 19, 2016).
The burden of proof on a petition to modify an existing order of grandparent visitation rights is on the petitioner to show the modification is in the best interests of the child.