Biological father’s consent to the adoption of his child was not irrevocably implied when he failed to file a motion to contest in the adoption court but did take concurrent steps to establish paternity and preserve and assert his parental rights in another court.
R. Shepard
Bailey v. State, No. 49S02-0812-CR-00630, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 18, 2009)
Disorderly conduct’s “tumultuous conduct” may occur “when the aggressor appears well on his way to inflicting serious bodily injury but relents in the face of superior force or creative resistance.”
Conwell v. Gray Loon Outdoor Marketing Group, Inc., No. 82S04-0806-CV-309, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., May 19, 2009)
The Uniform Commercial Code did not apply to a suit between a business enterprise and the marketing firm that created and hosted its website; thus the firm may collect for its work under principles of common law contract.
Graham v. State, No. 03S04-0809-CR-00507, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Apr. 8, 2009)
Evidence that the defendant did not offer his hands behind his back to be cuffed was not sufficient to prove he forcibly resisted law enforcement.
In re Adoption of Infants H, No. 29S02-0904-CV-140, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., Apr. 8, 2009)
Supreme Court reversed trial court’s final adoption order, because it was improper to waive various legislative safeguards designed to protect infants who are proposed for adoption, including the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.