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Melvin Lee Weaver v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-766
Criminal. Affirms Melvin Weaver’s reckless homicide conviction in Delaware Circuit Court. Finds Weaver’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence amounts to nothing more than an invitation to reweigh the evidence. Also finds that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the redacted BMV record into evidence. Attorneys for appellant: Mark Leeman, Tom F. Hirschauer, III. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorney General Samuel Dayton.
Alaina B. (Smith) Tandy v. Tyler M. Smith
24A-DC-1993
Domestic relations with children. Affirms Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Donald Mote’s order that modified custody of the parties’ nine-year-old twin sons in favor of Tyler Smith. Finds the evidence supports the trial court’s finding that a modification of custody was in the children’s best interest. Also finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it modified custody of the children in favor of the father. Attorneys for appellant: R. Patrick Magrath, Merritt Alcorn. Attorney for appellee: Paul Jefferson.
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