When officer told juvenile he would be transported to the police station, the juvenile was “seized” for purposes of the Fourth Amendment, and as the office had no probable cause to believe the juvenile had committed a crime the firearm the officer found in patting the juvenile down was inadmissible.
R. Pyle
SCI Propane, LLC v. Frederick, No. 55A04-1211-PL-586, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 13, 2014).
Defendants can recover attorney fees under the General Wrongful Death Statute.
In re B.C.H., No. 41A04-1308-AD-388, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 22, 2014).
Grandparents were not “lawful custodians” or “de facto custodians” as statutorily required for notice and consent for their grandchild’s adoption.
Mesa v. State, No. 36A01-13080MI-362, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 25, 2014).
Summary judgment procedure applies to forfeiture actions.
Hitchens v. Collection Specialists, Inc., No. 48A05-1306-SC-302, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 11, 2014).
The small claims court did not deny defendant’s due process when it admitted a letter containing hearsay into evidence, and based its decision on that letter.