To order a delinquent child to register as a sex offender, the juvenile court must first hold an evidentiary hearing and “expressly” find “by clear and convincing evidence that the juvenile is likely to commit another sex offense.”
L. Rush
KJ.R. v. M.A.B., No. 41S01-1209-MI-00556,___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., March 7, 2013).
Grandparent visitation was order was voidable, because it failed to address required findings, and was remanded to correct those defects through new findings and conclusions.
K.W. v. State, No. 49S02-1301-JV-20, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Feb. 22, 2013)
Evidence was insufficient to prove element of “forcibly” resisting law enforcement; suggests legislative scrutiny of distinction between law enforcement officer and school-discipline officer for purposes of resisting law enforcement offense.
Sickels v. State, No. 20S03-1206-CR-308, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Feb. 22, 2013).
“[A] custodial parent may be a ‘victim’ for purposes of restitution based on a child-support arrearage even if the children have been emancipated.”