A trial court has jurisdiction over a complaint that includes allegations that an attorney violated canons of the Rules of Professional Conduct when the complaint also alleges other claims such as fraud, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty, and legal malpractice.
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Dearman v. State, No. 19A-CR-2951, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 25, 2020).
Possession of hash oil is insufficient to sustain a conviction for possession of a controlled substance.
In re Name Change and Gender Change of R.E., No. 19A-MI-2562, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 12, 2020).
Administrative Rule 9 does not require petitioner present evidence of actual or imminent harm from the publication of a gender change petition. To obtain a change to the gender marker on his birth certificate, petitioner must only show the request was made in good faith and not for a fraudulent or unlawful purpose.
Anderson v. State, No. 19A-CR-2003, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 30, 2020).
A reviewing court reviews plea agreements de novo and typographical errors in the agreement will be interpreted in a manner to give effect to the intent of the parties based on the agreement as a whole.
Peele v. State, No. 19A-CR-1160, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 20, 2019).
Trial court erred in granting state’s continuance motion filed thirteen days before the speedy trial date, which was the same day it requested lab test results from the State Police Laboratory.