Consolidation of small voting precincts in Lake County is constitutional, nor is it an impermissible special law or a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.
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State v. International Business Machines Corp., No. 49S02-1408-PL-00513, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 22, 2016).
Using the performance standards and indicators provided in the master services agreement, collective breaches were material in light of the agreement as a whole.
Wahl v. State, Nos. 29S04-1510-CR-605 and 29S04-1510-CR-606, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind., Mar. 15, 2016).
Alternate juror interjecting himself into deliberations was presumptively prejudicial, and State failed to rebut the presumption; therefore, new trial was required.
Steele-Giri v. Steele, No. 45S04-1512-DR-00682, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 15, 2016).
Because of the highly deferential standard of review afforded to trial courts in family law matters and in contempt matters, although the evidence might have supported motion for custody modification, such modification was not required.
Blaize v. State, No. 26S00-1410-LW-771, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind., March 1, 2016).
Trial judge’s comments to jury, though perhaps ill-advised, did not vouch for the credibility of the State’s cell-phone tower evidence and undermine Defendant’s alibi defense.