Leonard v. State — Tire Squeal Alone Does Not Prove an Unsafe Start
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed an unsafe-start infraction because squealing tires alone did not prove that the driver created a danger.
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Yonkman v. Argonaut — Court Revives Officer’s UIM Claim
Indiana’s statutory holiday date extended the filing deadline, and an officer remained an occupant of his cruiser for UIM coverage while briefly investigating on foot.
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Hendry v. State — False police accusations were not protected hyperbole
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a false-informing conviction based on specific, knowingly false accusations against police, distinguishing verifiable claims from protected political rhetoric.
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Commitment of A.A. — Generic logistical concerns do not justify a remote hearing
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that ordinary staffing, scheduling, transportation, and cost concerns did not establish good cause for a remote civil-commitment review hearing, though the error was harmless.
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Siddique v. Siddique — LLC asset liens vacated but discovery sanctions upheld
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that a dissolution court may lien a spouse’s LLC interests but not property owned by the LLCs, while upholding severe sanctions for persistent discovery violations.
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Best v. Travelers — Claimant-specific payout triggers UIM coverage
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that underinsured-motorist status turns on what the individual claimant actually received, not the aggregate liability payment shared by wrongful-death beneficiaries.
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Chapman v. Nationwide — Homeowners revive coverage and good-faith claims
The Indiana Court of Appeals revived homeowners’ replacement-cost and good-faith claims because factual disputes remained over ambiguous coverage language and whether the insurer hindered timely rebuilding.
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Charles v. State — Child-molesting convictions upheld
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld five challenged child-molesting convictions, ruling that sexual intent could be inferred from the touching, pornography, and consistent testimony about related abuse.
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Baxter-Balmer v. State — Court orders insanity acquittal
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed seven convictions and ordered an insanity acquittal because the only definite expert opinion found insanity and the remaining evidence supplied no probative basis for sanity.
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Tri-State Painting — Pleadings did not establish subcontractor liability
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed judgments on the pleadings because the subcontractor’s complaint did not conclusively admit a material breach or trigger its defense and indemnity duties.
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Sisson v. State — Court vacates five convictions on double-jeopardy grounds
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a consent search but held that five of seven convictions impermissibly punished the same criminal transaction, requiring resentencing on the two surviving counts.
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Harrison County Parks — Work-driving risk makes fainting injuries compensable
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that injuries from an employee’s fainting-related highway crash arose out of employment because work placed him behind the wheel, and ordered a statutory 5% increase in benefits.
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Marquardt v. State — Court clarifies obstruction and double jeopardy
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed molesting, incest, and attempted-obstruction convictions while construing the post-2022 obstruction statute and applying Wadle.
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Romero v. State — Court upholds juror and burglary rulings
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a Level 1 felony burglary conviction, finding no implied juror bias and sufficient evidence of armed entry, felonious intent, and injury.
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Convention Headquarters Hotels — Tax Court limits seven-year-late amendment
The Indiana Tax Court refused to let a hotel taxpayer add equalization claims seven years into litigation, while permitting narrower amendments confined to market value-in-use.
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McLain v. State — Court affirms methamphetamine-dealing conviction
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that any error from officers’ recorded comments on McLain’s truthfulness was harmless and affirmed her dealing conviction and advisory sentence.
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State v. Hubbell — Court affirms new murder trial over suppressed evidence
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a new trial for Jason Hubbell, holding that suppressed evidence pointing to another suspect undermined confidence in his murder conviction.
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Pratt v. Anonymous Physician 1 — Court revives part of malpractice claim
The Court of Appeals applied Indiana’s constitutional discovery exception to revive claims against a pulmonologist but held claims against a family doctor untimely.
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Rawle v. Bowman — Court vacates default and limits Indiana jurisdiction
The Court of Appeals vacated a default judgment and held Indiana lacked personal jurisdiction over three Pennsylvania defendants whose alleged conduct was not purposefully directed to Indiana.
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Kelly v. State — Court reverses serious-violent-felon firearm conviction
The Court of Appeals held an Illinois burglary conviction was broader than Indiana dwelling burglary and could not support Kelly’s serious-violent-felon firearm conviction.
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NIPSCO v. Department of State Revenue — Tax Court limits utility expert testimony
The Indiana Tax Court allowed foundational electricity and utility-industry testimony but struck regulatory interpretations and legal conclusions from the Department’s expert.
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Behrens v. Warren — Court affirms malpractice verdict after photo and juror challenges
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a medical-malpractice verdict, finding a photo objection waived and an outside juror contact harmless after the affected juror was removed.
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State v. Manges — Court restores alleged victim’s testimony
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed an order barring an alleged victim from testifying, holding that a missing interview recording caused no demonstrated substantial prejudice and no due-process violation without police bad faith.
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Terrell v. State — Resentencing may consider post-sentencing prison conduct
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that a trial court resentencing after a successful direct appeal may consider the defendant’s prison conduct after the original sentence.