The defendant’s planning, solicitations, bomb research, drawings depicting the target classroom, and death note together justify the trial court’s conclusion that his affirmative conduct amounts to a substantial step toward the commission of aggravated battery.
G. Slaughter
R.R. v. State, No. 18S-JV-230, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 13, 2018).
A juvenile has a right to be present at a fact-finding hearing under Ind. Code 31-32-5-1, unless waived by counsel; waived by parent, guardian, custodian, or guardian ad litem; or waived by the child.
Estate of Kent v. Kerr, No. 55S01-1712-ES-00747, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 20, 2018).
The Compromise Chapter of Probate Code only applies to post-mortem agreements.
Roumbos v. Vazanellis, No. 45S03-1710-CT-635,__ N.E.3d __ (Ind., April 12, 2018).
In a legal malpractice case, defendants failed to establish, as a matter of law, that plaintiff would not have succeeded in her underlying premises-liability claim; it is a material-factual dispute that the designated evidence establishes that various wires on a hospital-room floor and the risks they pose would be apparent to a reasonable person.
In re the Adoption of E.B.F., No. 18S-AD-167, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 23, 2018
Mother’s consent was necessary to grant the adoption because (1) although Mother failed to have significant communication with Child for a period of more than one year, her willingness to shield her son from the adverse effects of her addiction, coupled with her good-faith attempt at recovery and noticeable progress, constitute justifiable cause for her failure to communicate. (2) Father and Stepmother thwarted whatever occasional attempts Mother made to communicate with Child, in violation of the agreed-upon custody modification order.