Ind. Code § 16-37-2-10 does not grant courts the authority to order a change of gender marker on a birth certificate.
Appeals
Davis v. State, No. 21A-CR-2089, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 2, 2022).
Although Indiana Rule of Evidence 404(b) cases typically involve the issue of whether prior bad acts of the defendant are admissible, Rule 404(b) does not prohibit application to subsequent acts.
Woodward v. State, No. 21A-CR-1229, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 2, 2022).
Commission of a prior felony must be proven by more than mere prior conviction records; there must be supporting evidence to identify the defendant as the person named in the records.
Decker v. Star Financial Group, Inc., No. 21A-PL-2191, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 20, 2022).
Arbitration provision at the bottom of a monthly bank statement was not reasonable notice of the provision as required by the terms and conditions of the bank account.
Harris v. State, No. 21A-CR-1315, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 21, 2022).
Because the jury’s only role under the current habitual-offender statute is to determine whether the defendant has the requisite prior convictions, the defendant is not entitled to testify about the circumstances surrounding his prior convictions.