Statute conferring discretion on court to convert a D felony to an A misdemeanor does not include convictions for offenses committed prior to July 1, 1977, when D felony classification became effective.
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Rickman v. Rickman, No. 27A02-1211-DR-950, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 10, 2013).
Imprisonment for child molestation and criminal confinement is insufficient, by itself, to deny an incarcerated father phone or mail contact with his child.
Walls v. State, No. 55A05-1211-CR-603, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 22, 2013).
Tenants had a sufficient possessory interest in their apartment doors and thresholds and the immediate adjacent areas to request, for criminal trespass purposes, that a person leave those areas and stop banging on their doors.
In Re A.H. & S.H., No. 10A01-1302-JM-93, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 21, 2013).
Department of Child Services interviewing a child as part of the initial assessment in response to a report of child abuse or neglect does not violate due process.
Toradze v. Toradze, No. 71A05-1212-DR-623, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 22, 2013).
“Because the trial court had established a duty to support the children in a court order issued prior to July 1, 2012 and the children were younger than twenty-one years of age, Mother was entitled to file her petition for post-educational expenses based on I.C. § 31-16-6-6(a) & (c).”