Juvenile court may not conduct sex offender registry hearing for defendant who was not on probation and who remained at a non-secure treatment facility.
M. Massa
City of Lawrence Utilities Svc. Bd. v. Curry, No. 49S02-1609-CT-48, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 8, 2017).
Newly-elected mayor wrongfully terminated the city’s utility superintendent; under Ind. Code § 8-1.5-3-5, the superintendent could only be terminated for cause by the utility service board after notice and hearing.
Osborne v. State, No. 29S02-1608-CR-433, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Nov. 29, 2016).
It was unreasonable for the officer to conduct an investigatory stop when he responded to a report that a woman was trapped under her car, but the woman had freed herself prior to his arrival, and the officer witnessed no traffic infractions or criminal conduct.
Cruz-Salazar v. State, No. 49S05-1611-CR-626, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Nov. 29, 2016).
Police officer had reasonable basis to believe that medical assistance was needed or defendant was in danger so that warrantless entry into vehicle was constitutionally permissible.
ESPN, Inc. v. University of Notre Dame Police Dept., No. 71S05-1606-MI-359, __N.E.3d__ (Ind., Nov. 16, 2016).
A private university police department is not a “public agency” for the purposes of the Access to Public Records Act.