Hill v. Cox, No. 19A-DR-2701, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., July 30, 2020).

August 3, 2020 | Volume 77 Issue 28 | Filed Under: Civil | Tagged: ,

Any overpayment of father’s child support obligation that occurred after daughter incurred medical debt should be credited toward father’s obligation for the medical debt.

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Wine v. State, No. 19A-PC-2268, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 27, 2020).

June 1, 2020 | Volume 77 Issue 21 | Filed Under: Criminal | Tagged: ,

The post-conviction rules apply to criminal contempt adjudications.

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Warren v. State, No. 19A-PC-1604, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Apr. 8, 2020).

April 13, 2020 | Volume 77 Issue 14 | Filed Under: Criminal | Tagged: ,

While there is not always a reasonable probability that the result of a proceeding would be different, failure of trial counsel to thoroughly investigate evidence of an alternative suspect is deficient performance.

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Tigner v. State, No. 19A-CR-1478, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 18, 2020).

March 23, 2020 | Volume 77 Issue 11 | Filed Under: Criminal | Tagged: ,

Presence alone, without more, in a house where drugs are found, does not provide sufficient probable cause to arrest a person for visiting a common nuisance.

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Tyrie v. State., No. 19A-CR-692, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 12, 2020).

March 16, 2020 | Volume 77 Issue 10 | Filed Under: Criminal | Tagged: ,

Re-fling of charges based on a crime involving the same victim, and when the defendant has yet to go to trial, does not prejudice the substantial rights of a defendant.

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