Community corrections directors have no authority to deprive an individual of earned good time credit without specific delegation of that power from Department of Correction, which they have not given.
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Jean-Baptiste v. State, No. 49S02-1707-CR-00500, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 3, 2017).
The Court of Appeals’ sua sponte constitutional analysis, that personal waiver of right to a jury trial must be on the record for a misdemeanor, is vacated.
Archer v. State, No. 49S04-1705-CR-00288, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 6, 2017).
Because the defendant agreed to pay restitution and there is evidence in the record that she is able to work and hopes to secure employment in the future, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in ordering defendant to pay restitution.
Thomas v. State, No. 27S02-1703-CR-170, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 7, 2017).
The totality of evidence must be considered following a traffic stop to establish probable cause to detain an individual suspected of narcotics possession; a canine alert alone is not sufficient.
Pilkington v. Pilkington, No. 18S02-1708-PL-554, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Aug. 30, 2017).
Trial court has subject matter jurisdiction to determine what interest in a trust was sold in Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings.