While a trial judge is not prohibited from expressing personal disagreement with a jury’s verdict, a trial judge is prohibited from enhancing a defendant’s sentence based on that disagreement.
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In re Paternity of M.A.M., No. 19A-JP-771, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 11, 2019).
Prosecutor can pursue paternity proceedings at alleged father’s behest outside the two-year statute of limitations.
Hernandez-Velazquez v. Hernandez, No. 18A-DR-3109, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 14, 2019).
Trial court properly set aside property conveyances under the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act to effectuate the division of marital assets during a divorce.
Battering v. State, No. 18A-CR-2309, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 11, 2019).
The defendant was not entitled to discharge under Criminal Rule 4(C) as trial-court proceedings were “stayed” when the trial court authorized an interlocutory appeal by the State and vacated the upcoming trial date, but did not actually use the word “stay.”
Walmsley v. State, No. 18A-CR-2506, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 29, 2019).
A felony-murder charge of delivery of a narcotic drug resulting in death does not apply when two or more people jointly acquired and possessed the drug.