Approves Indiana Pattern Jury Instruction on penal consequences of verdicts of not responsible by reason of insanity or guilty but mentally ill.
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Escobedo v. State, No. 71S03-1306-CR-455, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Jun. 28, 2013).
“Community outrage” may not be considered in determining sentence.
N. L. v. State, No. 47S01-1302-JV-126, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., July 1, 2013).
To order a delinquent child to register as a sex offender, the juvenile court must first hold an evidentiary hearing and “expressly” find “by clear and convincing evidence that the juvenile is likely to commit another sex offense.”
Chambers v. State, No. 53S01-1307-CR-459, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., July 2, 2013).
Supreme Court affirms trial court’s consecutive sentences.
In re Mandate of Funds for Center Township of Marion Co. Small Claims Court, No. 49S00-1207-MF-420, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 28, 2013).
The Supreme Court approved the renovations, additional staff, and the mandate prohibiting the relocation of the court for the Center Township Marion Co. Small Claims Court, and disapproved the mandated salary increases.