Deputy Prosecutor admonished for insinuating that defense counsel improperly influenced witness testimony.
J. Baker
Escamilla v. Shiel Sexton Co., No. 54A01-1506-CT-602, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App, July 13, 2016). (dissent on rehearing)
Judge Baker dissents the denial of petition for rehearing; knowledge of a party’s immigration status alone sheds no meaningful light on the question of whether that party will one day face deportation.
Anonymous M.D. v Lockridge, No. 39A01-1509-CT-1498, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 29, 2016).
Derivative medical malpractice claim of decedent’s children was not time-barred because the children were under the age of six at the time of the alleged negligence and under the age of eight at the time of the filing of the complaint.
Arion v. State, No. 08A02-1508-CR-1278, __N.E.3d__ (Ind. Ct. App., June 22, 2016).
Trial courts have an affirmative duty to insure a speedy trial.
In re S.O., No. 41A01-1510-AD-1781, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 22, 2016).
A criminal background check that complies with Ind. Code §31-9-2-22.5 is necessary to the adoption process; its absence renders an adoption petition fatally deficient. Also, the adoption court should consolidate the paternity action before issuing its adoption decree.