Defendant, a passenger in a car “in a state of intoxication caused by the person’s use of alcohol or a controlled substance,” was properly convicted of public intoxication, because a vehicle stopped along a highway is “public place or a place of public resort.”
Supreme
Garcia-Torres V. State, No. 64S03-0912-CR-550, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. June 30, 2011)
Defendant’s consent to the swab of his cheek for DNA was voluntary, so the swab did not violate the Fourth Amendment; further, a Pirtle advisement was not warranted before the swab was taken.
Ind. Patient’s Comp. Fund V. Brown, No. 49S02-1106-CT-388, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 29, 2011)
Under the Indiana Adult Wrongful Death Statute (“AWDS”), Ind. Code § 34-23-1-2, judgment can include expenses of administration, contingent attorney fees, and loss of services.
Mccabe V. Comm’r Ind. Dept of Ins., No. 49S02-1010-CV-602, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 29, 2011)
Attorney fees can be recovered under the Indiana Adult Wrongful Death Statute (“AWDS”), Ind. Code § 34-23-1-2.
Hematology-Oncology of Ind., P.C. V. Fruits, No. 49S05-1106-CV-387, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 29, 2011)
Litigation expenses can be recovered under the Indiana Adult Wrongful Death Statute (“AWDS”), Ind. Code § 34-23-1-2.