Evidence that a person was an alleged victim of human trafficking at the time of an alleged crime may be used to dispute the mens rea required to prove the charged crime.
Appeals
Balash v. Mader, No. 24A-SC-792, __N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 8, 2024).
The Home Improvement Contracts Act requires a contractor to provide a written contract; the oral agreement between homeowner and contractor was unenforceable and the award of damages was set aside.
State v. B.H., No. 24A-JV-1247, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 4, 2024).
An order rejecting a delinquency petition for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction is comparable to the dismissal of an indictment or information.
FG v. State, No. 24A-CR-560, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 4, 2024).
Accessing obscene animated child pornography from one’s own home is protected conduct under the First Amendment.
In re M.H., No. 23A-JC-2959, __N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 4, 2024).
With good cause, a court may sua sponte set a CHINS factfinding hearing beyond the 60-day deadline imposed by Ind. Code 31-34-11-1(a). However, judicial economy alone is not sufficient good cause.