A divided Indiana Court of Appeals held that case-specific good cause supported brief continuances beyond CHINS factfinding deadlines and affirmed the adjudications.
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that a former partner’s parental role and earlier voluntary contact did not overcome the fit parent’s constitutional presumption.
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed suppression because the objective circumstances did not restrict Hoffman’s movement to the degree associated with formal arrest.
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld relief from a default judgment because turmoil after a sheriff’s death supplied at least slight evidence of excusable neglect and the defendant presented a meritorious defense.
The Indiana Court of Appeals dismissed the State’s post-acquittal appeal because it sought fact-bound review of a directed verdict rather than presenting a legal question preserved in the trial court.