When pro se post-conviction relief petition raised issues of fact about effective assistance of counsel, the trial court erred when it did not arrange for the petitioner’s participation in the hearing on the issues.
Appeals
Dunn v. State, No. 20A03-0807-CR-362, __N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 18, 2009)
Statutory consecutive sentence limitations applicable only to felonies did not preclude sentence that three one year misdemeanors sentences be consecutive.
Knoebel v. Clark County Superior Court No. 1, No. 22A01-0808-CV-384, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 17, 2009)
Probation officer demoted from chief probation officer status was not entitled to retain the salary increase for a chief probation officer.
R.W. v. State, No. 31A05-0803-JV-161, __ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 19, 2009)
Delinquency initial hearing record did not show juvenile was given a meaningful opportunity to confer with his parent before they waived his right to counsel.
Indianapolis Marion County Public Library v. Charlier Clark & Linnard P.C., No. 06A05-0804-CV-239, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 6, 2009)
Because plaintiff’s claims were for economic losses that arose from plaintiff’s complaint that it did not receive the benefit of its bargain, the damages claimed were not recoverable in tort and were best relegated to contract law.