A defendant, charged with a felony, must file a notice of intent to raise an insanity defense no later than 20 days before omnibus date. However, in the interest of justice and upon a showing of good cause, a trial court may permit the filing to be made at any time before commencement of the trial.
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State v. Brooks-Brown 24A-CR-627, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 16, 2024).
Evidence that a person was an alleged victim of human trafficking at the time of an alleged crime may be used to dispute the mens rea required to prove the charged crime.
Peters v. Quakenbush, No. 24A-PL-405, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 13, 2024).
The plain language of the other-jurisdiction provision of Indiana’s Sex and Violent Offender Act compels registration for individuals with out-of-state registration obligations regardless of the source of those obligations.
Shakur v. Hendrix, No. 23A-CT-1564, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Apr. 18, 2024).
DOC inmate’s Section 1983 claims were limited to damages that accrued within the 24-month window before the suit was filed; DOC conduct was not a single, continuous episode of harm.
Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. v. NIBCO, Inc., No. 23A-PL-1343, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 26, 2024).
When relief was not available under T.R. 60(B), the trial court could not reinstate the case because it failed to have a T.R. 41(E) hearing before the dismissal.