W.M. v. H.T., No. 20A-AD-403, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 5, 2020).

October 5, 2020 | Volume 77 Issue 36 | Filed Under: Civil | Tagged: ,

In an adoption, the trial court must make specific findings as required by Ind. Code § 31-19-9-8(a) if it finds that the father’s consent is not needed.

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Salhab v. State, No. 19A-CR-3059, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 10, 2020).

August 10, 2020 | Volume 77 Issue 29 | Filed Under: Criminal | Tagged: ,

A probation condition that requires a defendant to refrain from visiting “businesses that sell sexual devices or aids” is unconstitutionally vague.

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Wahl v. State, No. 19A-CR-2258, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 12, 2020).

May 18, 2020 | Volume 77 Issue 19 | Filed Under: Criminal | Tagged: , , ,

Video reenactment may be taken with consent and questions during such reenactment due not amount to custodial interrogation where the officer’s inquiry is merely general on-the-scene questioning as to facts surrounding a crime or other general questioning of citizens in the fact-finding process.

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Bell v. State, No. 19A-CR-2354, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 30, 2020).

March 30, 2020 | Volume 77 Issue 12 | Filed Under: Criminal | Tagged: ,

While possession of a firearm, without more, cannot provide reasonable suspicion for an investigatory stop, evasive and aggressive behavior during a consensual encounter regarding an inquiry into possession of a firearm may provide reasonable suspicion to perform an investigatory stop and frisk.

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Davis v. State, No. 19A-CR-1925, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 21, 2020).

February 24, 2020 | Volume 77 Issue 7 | Filed Under: Criminal | Tagged: ,

Sentences for multiple drug transactions, which resulted from a State-sponsored sting operation, must run concurrently.

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