Under the third-party doctrine, police are not required to obtain a search warrant to get historical cell-site location information from a cell phone provider.
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Ryan v. TCI Architects/Engineers/Contractors, Inc., No. 49S02-1704-CT-253, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., April 26, 2017).
By entering into a contract containing language that required general contractor to assume responsibility for implementing and monitoring safety precautions and programs for all individuals working on the site, and by agreeing to designate a safety representative to supervise such implementation and monitoring, the general contractor affirmatively demonstrated an intent to assume a nondelegable duty of care toward the subcontractor.
State v. Brown, No. 49S05-1606-CR-00348, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 2, 2017).
Brief detainment at a sobriety checkpoint does not entitle defendant to Miranda warnings.
City of Lawrence Utilities Svc. Bd. v. Curry, No. 49S02-1609-CT-48, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 8, 2017).
Newly-elected mayor wrongfully terminated the city’s utility superintendent; under Ind. Code § 8-1.5-3-5, the superintendent could only be terminated for cause by the utility service board after notice and hearing.
Shoun v. State, No. 20S00-1601-LW-00061, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Jan. 25, 2017).
The defendant’s sentence of life without parole (LWOP) is proportional considering the severe nature of the crime and his character.