An attenuated familial relationship is sufficient for the definition of family or household member (Ind. Code 35-31.5-2-128) for a Level 6 felony battery.
Appeals
Harris v. Harris, No. 49A04-1501-DR-14, __N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 7, 2015).
Husband consented to trial court’s personal jurisdiction when he asked the trial court to approve an agreed entry for decree of dissolution, authorizing the court to adjudicate all issues necessary to dispose of the marital property.
Beasley v. State, No. 49A04-14-6-CR-253, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Apr. 29, 2015).
Applies mistrial analysis to juror’s statement she saw a person in the gallery and was concerned for her safety.
Swallows v. State, No. 03A05-1412-CR-549, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Apr. 30, 2015).
Savings clause prohibits application of current sentence modification statute to a crime committed prior to July 1, 2014.
Wilson v. State, No. 45A03-1409-CR-317, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Apr. 30, 2015).
When the defendant struggled with the bailiffs after using profanity and disrupting the trial, the defendant waived his right to be present and the trial court did not err by removing him from the courtroom without first having warned him such conduct would result in removal.