Trial court was without authority to grant petition for judicial review for a suspended driver’s license for failure to provide proof of financial responsibility following an automobile accident.
Appeals
Mathews v. State, No. 73A04-1406-CR-288, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 13, 2015).
Defendant waived his right of confrontation when he did not attend the victim’s trial deposition, conducted via Skype when she was in Louisiana, after he had been invited to attend.
Wise v. State, No. 49A02-1406-CR-408, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 13, 2015).
Victim’s handheld video camera video of playback of cellphone video was properly admitted under the “silent witness” theory and its admission as evidence did not violate the defendant’s confrontation rights.
Bickford v. State, No. 62A01-1409-CR-389, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 13, 2015).
Owner’s voluntary surrender of neglected animals precluded use of statute requiring payment to a shelter for care of impounded animals, but payment for animals’ care was properly ordered under the general restitution statute.
Clem v. Watts, No. 60A05-1406-PL-297, N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 18, 2015).
An attorney fee lien is not valid if the lien is filed before judgment is entered.