The better practice is to follow the statutory commitment procedures concerning competence to stand trial, but here the trial court did not err in not using those procedures where the defendant’s dementia left no hope that competency could be restored.

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In an action for a name change, “a petitioner must submit with the petition for a name change the documents requested in I.C. § 34-28-2-2.5—including a driver’s license number or identification card number—if applicable…. [A]lthough we have decided that the language of subsection 2.5 does not carry a mandate, but rather a directory intent, the trial court is still obliged to discern the absence of a fraudulent purpose prior to granting a petitioner’s name change.”

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“[C]ontinuous use of a turn signal without turning or switching lanes” is not a traffic infraction and did not suggest impairment which would justify an investigatory stop.

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A trial court may order a parent to make a child available for an interview requested by DCS to assess that child’s “condition” pursuant to Ind. Code § 31-33-8-7, where the child’s older sibling has made and then recanted allegations of sexual abuse against a family member who lives in the children’s home.

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The definition of mature stalks of marijuana is not unconstitutionally vague in light of the facts and circumstances of the present case.

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