When final involuntary termination hearing was virtually concluded by the time mother arrived, court denied due process when it finished without allowing mother to testify.
P. Mathias
Davis v. State, No. 49A04-0907-CR-379, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 17, 2009)
When probationer admitted only his arrest for new offense but not of probable cause, and State did not present the probable cause affidavit or any other evidence of the new offense, revocation of probation violated probationer’s due process rights.
Lovitt v. State, No. 73A05-0904-CR-229, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov., 2009)
Driver’s possession of marijuana in his pocket did not make his vehicle a common nuisance.
In re Paternity of J.J., No. 08A02-0903-JV-280, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 25, 2009
Trial court abused its discretion when it modified custody because of Mother’s relocation without considering all of the factors required by Indiana Code section 31-17-2.2-1(b).
Atteberry v. State, No. 49A02-0808-CR-705, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 7, 2009)
Testimony that defendant’s DNA was found in a national database was not an impermissible reference to his criminal record.