A judicial mandate cannot be issued to control Department of Child Services caseload requirements.
G. Slaughter
Miller v. State, No. 28S04-1707-CR-468, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., July 12, 2017).
The correct legal standard to apply in an attempted murder case is whether the defendant had a “specific intent to kill.”
Hurley v. State, No. 49S05-1705-CR-346, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., May 31, 2017).
Unless an individual clearly manifests an unwillingness to submit to a breathalyzer, a law-enforcement officer must administer a second test if the first returns an “insufficient sample” message.
KS & E Sports v. Runnels, No. 32S01-1704-PC-226, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., April 24, 2017).
A firearms seller is immune from a damages suit for injuries caused by another person’s misuse of a firearm, but the seller is not immune from a public nuisance claim seeking equitable relief.
Underwood v. Bunger, No. 53S01-1703-MI-126, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 6, 2017).
The warranty deed’s unambiguous statement that the three grantees, including husband and wife, hold their interests in the property “all as Tenants-in-Common” overcomes the legal presumption favoring a tenancy by the entirety.