Trial court must issue factual findings when denying an indigent defendant’s motion to conduct a deposition at public expense.
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Allen v. Allen, No. 13S01-1601-DR-00053, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 1, 2016).
Divorced parents are not obligated to pay the graduate or professional school expenses of their children pursuant to the Indiana child support statutes.
Bowman v. State, No. 21S04-1510-CR-604, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., April 26, 2016).
Despite a second baggie of evidence not being tested to prove it was heroin after a first bag of heroin was tested, the evidence was sufficient to sustain conviction.
Sanford v. State, No. 49S05-1604-PC-210, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., April 27, 2016).
Under the unique circumstances of this case, defendant has permission to file a belated Notice of Appeal under Post-Conviction Rule 2 because the defendant’s failure to file a timely Notice of Appeal was not his fault, and the defendant has been diligent in requesting permission to file a belated Notice of Appeal under the Rule.
Suggs v. State, No. 02S03-1508-CR-510, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., April 28, 2016).
The sister of a brother who was once married to the defendant’s aunt is not a “family or household member” within the meaning of the statute elevating misdemeanor battery to a level 6 felony.