The collateral consequences that accompany order of involuntary civil commitment make appeal from that order not moot even though the term of commitment has expired.
P. Mathias
Hinton v. State, No. 23A-CR-107, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 21, 2023).
The plain-view exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement allows an officer to seize an object without a warrant if (1) the officer is lawfully in a position from which to view the object, (2) the incriminating character of the object is immediately apparent, and (3) the officer has a lawful right of access to the object.
Cooley v. Cooley, No. 22A-DN-1202, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 14, 2023).
In a dissolution of marriage, the trial court had the discretion to order husband to secure a life insurance policy as security for his equalization payment for division of his pension.
Knowles v. State, No. 22A-CR-2133, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 7, 2023).
Failure to participate in the completion of a presentence investigation report may be punishable by indirect, rather than direct contempt.
Eminger v. State, No. 22A-CR-1077, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 10, 2023).
Any issue which was raised by, or could have been raised by, a timely motion to correct error and timely direct appeal may not be subject of motion for relief from judgment.