Remands for a new trial when trial court erred in communicating with the jury after deliberations began.
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Loehrlein v. State, 20S-CR-376, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Dec. 9, 2020).
When a juror commits gross misconduct, a defendant must still demonstrate that they were probably harmed as a result of that misconduct to be entitled to relief.
Johnson v. State, 20S-CR-655, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Dec. 1, 2020).
Evidence of drug involvement, and whether the suspect and officer are in a confined space, are both part of the totality of the circumstances contributing to an officer’s reasonable belief that a subject is armed and dangerous as to permit a Terry frisk.
K.C.G. v. State, No. 20S-JV-263, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 16, 2020).
Juvenile Court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction when it adjudicated juvenile as a delinquent child for dangerously possessing a firearm, an act that would not be an offense if committed by an adult.
Ind. Land Trust Co. v. XL Investment Properties, LLC, No. 20S-MI-62, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 27, 2020).
Auditor gave adequate notice reasonably calculated to inform property owner of the impending tax sale of the property by first sending notice by first class and certified mail to the address listed on the deed for the property, and then publishing notice. The auditor was not required to search its internal records for a better tax sale notice address.