Case Clips

Maryland v. King, No. 12–207, U.S. (June 3, 2013).

mmcmahon — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:53:28 +0000

When officers make an arrest supported by probable cause to hold for a serious offense and they bring the suspect to the station to be detained in custody, taking and analyzing a cheek swab of the arrestee's DNA is, like fingerprinting and photographing, a legitimate police booking procedure that is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.

In Re: Name change of Jane Doe, No. 49A02-1211-MI-894, N.E.2d (Ind. Ct. App., June 13, 2013).

mmcmahon — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:36:28 +0000

Administrative Rule 9 was the “best option” for a domestic violence victim who had filed a name change petition to avoid her abuser but wanted to avoid disclosure of her identity in the proceeding.

In re Adoption of J.T.A., No. 37A03-1212-AD-525, N.E.2d (Ind. Ct. App., June 10, 2013).

awishin — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:42:15 +0000

When the child’s father and the father’s fiancée were not married at the time of the adoption hearing, if the child’s adoption was granted to the father’s fiancé, then it would sever the mother’s parental rights but not the father’s.

Hartman v. State, No. 68S01-1305-CR-395, N.E.2d (Ind., May 31, 2013).

awishin — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:45:09 +0000

Incriminating statements made to detectives during an early morning interrogation in the county jail were inadmissible because the defendant had invoked his right to counsel at an interrogation two days before.

Wilson v. State, No. 88A01-1301-CR-2, N.E.2d (Ind. Ct. App., May 31, 2013).

awishin — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:40:25 +0000

Finding of contempt was not an abuse of discretion when woman had been granted use and derivative use immunity.

City of Indianapolis v. Buschman, No. 49S02-1201-CT-598, N.E.2d (Ind., June 4, 2013).

awishin — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:29:37 +0000

When a claimant includes information in a tort claim notice beyond that required by the Indiana Tort Claims Act, that information does not restrict the scope of the claim.

Finfrock v. Finfrock, No. 64A05-1209-DR-489, N.E.2d (Ind. Ct. App., May 29, 2013).

awishin — Thu, 30 May 2013 16:20:54 +0000

Child support arrearage is not a debt as defined in the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act.

B.H. v. Ind. Dept. of Child Svcs., No. 52A02-1210-JT-849, N.E.2d (Ind. Ct. App., May 30, 2013).

awishin — Thu, 30 May 2013 16:18:06 +0000

A properly qualified social worker can testify as an expert witness.

C. B. v. State, No. 49A04-1207-JV-379, N.E.2d (Ind. Ct. App., May 21, 2013).

mmcmahon — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:40:18 +0000

Juvenile court must independently determine probable cause for a violation of a “conditional admission agreement,” and must afford the juvenile an opportunity to challenge the probable cause.

Piatek v. Beale, No. 49A04-1209-CT-448, N.E.2d (Ind. Ct. App., May 20, 2013).

awishin — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:08:57 +0000

A reference made during a trial to “pleading the Fifth” is not an admission of a crime and alone is not grounds for a mistrial.

Case Clips

Maryland v. King, No. 12–207, __ U.S. __ (June 3, 2013).

In Re: Name change of Jane Doe, No. 49A02-1211-MI-894, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 13, 2013).

In re Adoption of J.T.A., No. 37A03-1212-AD-525, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 10, 2013).

Hartman v. State, No. 68S01-1305-CR-395, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., May 31, 2013).

Wilson v. State, No. 88A01-1301-CR-2, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 31, 2013).

City of Indianapolis v. Buschman, No. 49S02-1201-CT-598, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., June 4, 2013).

Finfrock v. Finfrock, No. 64A05-1209-DR-489, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 29, 2013).

B.H. v. Ind. Dept. of Child Svcs., No. 52A02-1210-JT-849, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 30, 2013).

C. B. v. State, No. 49A04-1207-JV-379, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 21, 2013).

Piatek v. Beale, No. 49A04-1209-CT-448, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 20, 2013).