A trial court may evaluate a defendant’s conduct before, during, and after trial, in addition to prior competency evaluations in determining whether they are competent to stand trial.
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State v. B.H., No. 24A-JV-1247, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 4, 2024).
An order rejecting a delinquency petition for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction is comparable to the dismissal of an indictment or information.
In re Guardianship of Sebastian, No. 23A-GU-3059, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 10, 2024).
When a parent, having abandoned a child, dies in that state of abandonment, the child’s inability to reunify with that parent is still due to abandonment for purposes of the Special Immigrant Juvenile statute
Feeman v. State, No. 23A-CR-2503, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 24, 2024).
When a defendant is charged with a crime against another person, the victim’s identity is a material element of the offense that the State must specifically allege in the charging information and then prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
Campbell v. Campbell, No. 23A-CT-2178, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 8, 2024).
While domestic violence is of general public interest, where the allegations concern private conduct by private individuals and attract no public interest on their own, the anti-SLAPP defense for a defamation claim does not apply.