An appeal waiver, despite a challenge to aggravators or mitigators found by the trial court at the time of sentencing, is enforceable because such a challenge is not one of illegality.
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Aberdeen Apartments II, LLC v. Miller, No. 21A-CT-1263, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 15, 2021).
Counsel did not commit misconduct for making a specific request for damages during rebuttal closing argument.
Davis v. State, 21A-CR-52, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 15, 2021).
Revision of a sentence under Indiana Appellate Rule 7(B) requires the appellant to demonstrate that his sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and the character of the offender; failure to address both prongs results in waiver of appropriateness review.
In re Adoption of K.T., No. 20A-AD-2102, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 1, 2021).
The ongoing CHINS proceeding did not prohibit the trial court from dispensing with mother’s and father’s consents in the adoption proceeding.
Logansport/Cass Co. Airport Authority v. Kochenower, No. 20A-PL-2143, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 3, 2021).
To successfully allege a meritorious claim or defense pursuant to Trial Rule 60(B), a party seeking relief from a default judgment must state a factual basis for his purported meritorious claim or defense, but this initial showing is not governed by the Rules of Evidence.