Officer’s conclusory testimony failed to establish how his decision to impound a car conformed to an established departmental impound policy; impoundment and subsequent inventory search were therefore invalid.
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Ward v. State, No. 49S02-1602-CR-96, ___ N.E.3d ___ (Ind., Feb. 19, 2016).
Domestic battery victim’s statements to forensic nurse identifying her attacker were not barred as testimonial hearsay because they were given for “primary purpose” of medical treatment, which includes “safety plan” for discharge.
Bonnell v. Cotner, No. 66503-1509-PL-530, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 16, 2016).
Sale of the strip of land by tax deed extinguished any and all interest the party previously possessed by adverse possession.
In re V.A., No. 02S04-1602-JT-93, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Feb. 18, 2016).
“Father’s unwillingness to live separately from a mentally ill spouse, without more, is an insufficient basis to terminate his parental rights.”
Shane Keller v. State, No. 88S04-1506-CR-354, ___ N.E.3d ___, (Ind. Jan. 25, 2016).
Jury instruction defining “dwelling” element of B-felony burglary was misleading and invaded the province of the jury. Burglary convictions therefore had to be reduced to Class C felonies.