Anti-Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) statute does not apply to reports of child abuse or neglect made to Department of Child Services.
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In re Paternity of J.W., No. 76A04-1610-JP-2476, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 7, 2017).
Trial court infringed upon the custodial rights of parent by delegating decision-making as to child’s need for therapy to a service provider.
Paquette v. State, No. 63A04-1612-CR-2891, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 21, 2017).
Defendant may only be sentenced and convicted of a single count of resisting law enforcement even when the act of resistance caused multiple deaths.
Totton v. Bukofchan No. 24A01-1612-CT-2849, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 14, 2017).
If a non-physician healthcare provider, such as a chiropractor, is not qualified under Evidence Rule 702 to render an opinion as to medical causation because the causation issue is complex, then chiropractors sitting on medical review panels are likewise not qualified to render opinions as to medical causation when the causation issue is complex.
Jones v. State, No. 49A02-1611-CR-2513, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 12, 2017).
When defendant is convicted after a trial to the court, the right to waive allocution is personal to the defendant and may not be waived by counsel.