Medical bills were properly admitted as relevant evidence in determining a plaintiff’s pain and suffering.
Appeals
Faulk v. Faulk, No. 20A-DC-1432, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 29, 2021).
Trial court has no statutory authority to change a child’s last name in a divorce decree.
Vonhoene v. State, 20A-CR-328, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 18, 2021).
A defendant has the right to counsel at each critical stage of a criminal matter, unless the defendant relinquishes that right by waiver, forfeiture, or forfeiture with knowledge.
Mishra v. State, 20A-XP-1726, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 9, 2021).
A court is not authorized to consider an expunged conviction in the context of an expungement proceeding for purposes of determining whether the person has a conviction within the previous five years.
Ball v. State, 20A-XP-1521, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 23, 2021).
Where a co-defendant in the same case has compensated the victim, the statutory restitution obligation has been satisfied and therefore, the non-paying co-defendant is eligible for expungement.