While participation in a Purposeful Incarceration Program (PIP) may lead to a subsequent sentence modification, a request for a participation recommendation is not, in itself, a request for modification under Indiana Code Section 35-18-1-17.
Appeals
McCoy v. State, 20A-CR-723, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 21, 2020).
Absent evidence that comments rose to the level of unreasonable noise, loud criticism of government action does not constitute disorderly conduct.
H.H. v. S. H., No. 20A-PO-926, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 13, 2020).
Ind. Code § 34-26-5-9(f) does not require that the trial court make a particularized finding to support a deviation from the stated two-year term when issuing a protective order.
Brown v. Southside Animal Shelter, Inc., No. 20A-CT-66, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 13, 2020).
Animal shelter had a duty to inform prospective adopters of a dog’s vicious characteristics so far as they were known or ascertainable by exercise of reasonable care.
Crouse v. State, 19A-CR-3008, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 8, 2020).
A waiver of appeal set forth as part of a plea agreement applies only to sentences imposed in accordance with the law.