Adopts an objective standard for determining when a statement made by an attorney about a judicial officer violates Indiana Professional Conduct Rule 8.2(a), “A lawyer shall not make a statement that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge . . . .”
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Clark v. State, No. 20S05-1301-CR-10, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Sept. 17, 2013).
Defendant’s conviction is reversed because the police search at a rental storage unit that led to his arrest violated his Fourth Amendment protections.
Schwartz v. Heeter, No. 02S03-1301-DR-18, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Sept. 26, 2013).
A child support agreement incorporates the version of the Child Support Guidelines in effect for each particular year’s income.
M & M Investment Group, LLC v. Ahlemeyer Farms, Inc., No. 03S04-1211-CC-645 , __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Sept. 26, 2013).
The county auditor is obligated to notify a mortgage holder of an impending property sale only when that mortgage holder specifically requests a notice.
McWhorter v. State, No. 33S01-1301-PC-7, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Sept. 12, 2013).
Adheres to Indiana position that verdicts are not reviewable for being “inconsistent, contradictory, or irreconcilable,” and holds that collateral estoppel does not prevent defendant acquitted of murder from being retried for manslaughter in this case.