Trial court has no statutory authority to change a child’s last name in a divorce decree.
P. Riley
W.M. v. H.T., No. 20A-AD-403, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 5, 2020).
In an adoption, the trial court must make specific findings as required by Ind. Code § 31-19-9-8(a) if it finds that the father’s consent is not needed.
Salhab v. State, No. 19A-CR-3059, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 10, 2020).
A probation condition that requires a defendant to refrain from visiting “businesses that sell sexual devices or aids” is unconstitutionally vague.
Wahl v. State, No. 19A-CR-2258, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 12, 2020).
Video reenactment may be taken with consent and questions during such reenactment due not amount to custodial interrogation where the officer’s inquiry is merely general on-the-scene questioning as to facts surrounding a crime or other general questioning of citizens in the fact-finding process.
Bell v. State, No. 19A-CR-2354, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 30, 2020).
While possession of a firearm, without more, cannot provide reasonable suspicion for an investigatory stop, evasive and aggressive behavior during a consensual encounter regarding an inquiry into possession of a firearm may provide reasonable suspicion to perform an investigatory stop and frisk.