Teachers can bargain for pay for ancillary duties, but cannot bargain on the definition of their duties.
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Bunnell v. State, 21S-CR-139, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sep. 2, 2021).
An officer who affirms that they detect the odor of raw marijuana based on their training and experience may establish probable cause without providing further details on their qualifications to recognize said odor.
Renner v. Shepard-Bazant, No. 21S-CT-138, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Aug. 31, 2021).
In a bench trial, a party arguing for a mitigation-of-damages jury instruction “need only point to some evidence in the record that when viewed most favorably [to the party] would suffice for a reasonable juror to decide the issue in the party’s favor.”
Blackford v. Welborn Clinic, No. 21S-CT-85, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Aug. 31, 2021).
The Indiana Business Trust Act’s limitation period is a statute of repose and fraudulent concealment may not extend the time in which to file a claim.
Isom v. State, 20A-CR-2261, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 30, 2021).
Defendant’s trial and appellate counsel were not ineffective; the post-conviction court did not err in denying relief.