Indiana ex post facto law prohibits application of the sex offender registration laws to a resident convicted of a sex offense in another state before the enactment of both that state’s and Indiana’s registration acts.
Appeals
Killibrew v. State, No. 34A02-1204-CR-303, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 19, 2012)
“[C]ontinuous use of a turn signal without turning or switching lanes” is not a traffic infraction and did not suggest impairment which would justify an investigatory stop.
Black v. Huck, No. 79A04-1202-CT-61, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 17, 2012).
DCS is entitled to statutory immunity as to all of the parties’ claims except for fraud. Under the facts of this case, extended family members had a liberty interest in their relationship with child such that they had standing to bring suit.
Garcia v. State, No. 20A04-1202-CR-257, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 9, 2012).
For purposes of C felony criminal recklessness by shooting a firearm into a “place where people are likely to gather,” a motor vehicle can be such a “place.”
Godby v. State, No. 33A01-1203-CR-128, — N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 10, 2012).
Because costs are not part of a criminal sentence, asserted errors in the costs imposed may not be raised in a motion to correct erroneous sentence.