Trial Court Made Various Discovery Errors In Adoption Case
The trial court’s decision to deny the plaintiffs’ adoption petitions must be vacated and the case remanded because the trial court made several errors during discovery.
Appeals Court: Right Of Discovery Is Not Limited In Adoption Proceedings
The trial court in this adoption case improperly denied the petitioners’ motion for discovery and wrongly quashed subpoenas that were issued to the DHHS and Bethany Christian Services.
Appeals Court: Divorce Complaint Is Custody Petition Under Safe Delivery Law
The petitioner’s parental rights as a non-surrendering parent under the Safe Delivery of Newborns Law because the petitioner’s divorce complaint constituted a timely petition for custody.
Driver Voluntarily Consented To Blood Draw: Evidence Wrongly Suppressed
A trial court improperly held that a driver’s consent to a blood draw was involuntary and, as a result, wrongly suppressed the blood-draw evidence at his drunk-driving hearing.
Myspace May Still be Somewhat Relevant
The case of People v Prentice provides some relevancy to Myspace. On June 19, 2010 a 15 year old victim and two other minors, including defendant’s son, ended up spending the night at the defendant’s house.