A judge may not accept a plea of guilty when the defendant both pleads guilty and maintains his innocence at the same time.
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Kennedy Tank & Mfg. Co., Inc. v. Emmert Industrial Corp., No. 49S02-1608-CT-431, __N.E.3d__ (Ind., Jan. 3, 2016).
Indiana’s 10-year statute of limitations is not preempted by the federal statute of limitations in the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act.
Bess v. State, No. 09D02-1502-F5-14, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Dec. 16, 2016).
Record should be corrected to accurately reflect the facts, but this correction is not enough to provide sentencing relief.
State v. Hancock, No. 39S05-1604-CR-182, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Dec. 16, 2016).
The elements of two statutes are “substantially similar” if they have common core characteristics that are largely, but not identically, alike in degree or extent.
Reynolds v. Reynolds, No. 29S04-1612-DR-00636, __N.E.3d__ (Ind., Dec. 6, 2016).
Motion for rule to show cause was specific enough to excuse strict compliance with the contempt statute and protect due process rights.