In a CHINS case, the testimony of three physicians that child’s injuries were non-accidental and indicative of child abuse, plus establishing that time of his birth until his removal child was continuously in his parents’ care, established the elements of the Presumption Statute in order to shift the burden of production to the parents.
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Ison v. State, No. 24A04-1607-PC-1618, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 8, 2017).
Ind. Code § 35-50-2-9 does not contain a technical error as previously cited in a footnote to a prior opinion.
Ison v. State, No. 24A04-1607-PC-1618, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 14, 2017).
A post-conviction court must make specific findings of fact and conclusions of law when there is a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel and involuntariness of a guilty plea.
Baker v. State, No. 49A02-1605-CR-1154, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 25, 2017).
When restitution is ordered as a condition of probation, the trial court must inquire as to defendant’s ability to pay, and if ordered to pay for property damages of the victim, it must be based on the actual cost of repair or replacement.
Garner v. Kempf, No. 82A01-1512-PL-2362, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 30, 2017).
Clerk, a garnishee defendant, is liable when she received a motion for proceedings supplemental to garnish the bond in an unrelated criminal case, and the clerk did not provide notice of the lien in the criminal case.