Because the defendant agreed to pay restitution and there is evidence in the record that she is able to work and hopes to secure employment in the future, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in ordering defendant to pay restitution.
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Thomas v. State, No. 27S02-1703-CR-170, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 7, 2017).
The totality of evidence must be considered following a traffic stop to establish probable cause to detain an individual suspected of narcotics possession; a canine alert alone is not sufficient.
John Doe #1 v. Ind. Dept. of Child Svcs., No. 49S02-1609-CT-464, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Aug. 24, 2017).
Statute requiring Department of Child Services (DCS) to protect reporter identity (Ind. Code § 31-33-18-2) does not create a a private right of action; there was also no common-law basis for to impose a duty on DCS for confidentiality.
Shinnock v. State, No. 18S05-1706-CR-429, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 27, 2017).
Independent, circumstantial evidence that was the crime was committee was sufficient for corpus delicti evidence required to have a confession admitted.
Love v. State, No. 71S03-1612-CR-00641, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., May 11, 2017).
Appellate courts must apply the same standard of review to video evidence as to other evidence, unless the video evidence indisputably contradicts the trial court’s findings.