Summary judgment was properly granted for property owner when grocery shoppers were injured by an intoxicated driver in the parking lot; it was not a condition on the premises that caused the plaintiffs to be injured but a random criminal act that property owner could not have prevented.
E. Najam
Fields v. State, 20A-CR-1799, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 26, 2021).
Notwithstanding a waiver of appeal provision in a plea agreement, a defendant who was sentenced contrary to law is an eligible defendant permitted to seek a belated appeal pursuant to Post-Conviction Rule 2.
Jones v. State, 20A-CR-664, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 2, 2020).
To prevent disclosure of a confidential informant’s identity, it is not enough to show that the CI’s identity might be revealed. Rather, it is the State’s burden to prove that the CI’s identity would be revealed as a result of a face-to-face interview.
Jones v. Gruca, No. 19A-DR-2484, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 18, 2020).
Ordering parents to work with a parenting coordinator before filing motions regarding custody, support, or visitation did not violate the Indiana Constitution’s open courts clause.
In re Paternity of J.G., No. 19A-JP-2429, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 4, 2020).
Even though husband was presumed to be child’s father, his paternity had not been established so the prosecuting attorney was authorized to file a paternity petition.