Squealing tires while departing from a traffic light, standing alone, does not prove that a driver committed the civil infraction of unsafe start.
M. May
Blackburn v. State, No. 25A-CR-2222, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 6, 2026).
For a fetus to meet the definition of “an individual” under I.C. § 9-13-2-124, the fetus must be viable, meaning the ability to live outside the mother’s womb.
Jayla Anderson v. Advantix Development Corporation, No. 25A-EV-1738, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 6, 2026).
The trial court erred as a matter of law when it denied Anderson’s petition to seal the record of her eviction case. She satisfied the statutory condition for the record to be sealed, and the trial court was required by statute to seal the record.
Gluys v. State, No. 25A-CR-1488, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 25, 2026).
“Harassment” for purposes of the crime of invasion of privacy is based on the definition found in Indiana Code section 34-6-2-51.5.
Spradlin v. State, No. 24A-CR-1724, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 22, 2025).
To sustain a conviction for Level 6 felony failure to make, keep or furnish records pursuant to Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14(a)(3), the State must prove that the missing records were legally required under Article 35-48.