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A trial court’s order on a repetitive motion or a motion to reconsider is an “other interlocutory order” under App. Rule 14(B).
The Court also creates a legal framework for determining whether good cause exists to limit or prohibit the deposition of a high-ranking official.
Filed Under: Civil Tagged With: G. Slaughter, Supreme
Because plaintiffs allege no injury, they have no standing to challenge city ordinance.
Filed Under: Criminal Tagged With: L. Rush, M. Massa, Supreme
A party invites an error if it was part of a deliberate, well-informed trial strategy, which means there must be evidence of counsel’s strategic maneuvering at trial to establish invited error. As to juror challenges, an anticipated refusal does not excuse compliance with the exhaustion rule; a party must still try to use a peremptory challenge even if he believes it will be unsuccessful.
Filed Under: Criminal Tagged With: C. Goff, M. Massa, Supreme
Ind. Code § 35-40-5-11.5, the child sex-offense deposition statute, is both constitutionally sound and substantive in nature, and therefore, the Indiana Trial Rules cannot abrogate or modify the statute.
Filed Under: Criminal, Juvenile Tagged With: C. Goff, G. Slaughter, M. Massa, Supreme
Slaughter, J. In 2020, we held juvenile courts lose jurisdiction once an alleged delinquent child reaches twenty-one years of age. But we left open the question whether the State can file criminal charges against a person who committed the charged conduct before turning eighteen but is no longer a child under the juvenile code. Under […]
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