July 30, 2012
Dave StaffordA Marshall County landowner will have to pay a drainage assessment on a county-maintained ditch, even though he said his property
derives little benefit from the drainage system for which he’s ordered to pay a share.
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July 27, 2012
IL StaffBrent Dickson will be formally sworn in as chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court Aug. 6. Gov. Mitch Daniels will administer
the oath.
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July 27, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court rejected a man’s argument Thursday that he should be afforded the same right of confrontation
in his probation revocation hearing as is outlined in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004).
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July 27, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court interpreted a 2010 amendment on credit time earned during placement in community corrections to
only apply to those placed on home detention on or after its July 1, 2010, effective date.
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July 27, 2012
Dave StaffordMiller Brewing owes $806,366 in income tax on beer transported by common carriers to Indiana from its Milwaukee brewery, the
Indiana Supreme Court determined in a ruling Thursday that reversed the state Tax Court, ending a decade-long dispute.
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July 26, 2012
Jennifer NelsonFour justices found that Indiana Code 9-30-10-16 indicating when a person commits a Class D felony while driving with a suspended
license is not unconstitutionally vague and evidence supports a man’s conviction of Class D felony operating a motor
vehicle as a habitual traffic violator.
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July 26, 2012
Jennifer NelsonIn a four-page per curiam decision, the Indiana Supreme Court reinstated the trial court’s 47-year sentence of Roger
Bushhorn, who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from his escape, kidnapping and assault of jail officials.
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July 25, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court found no harm was done when an uncooperative defendant’s mouth was covered by a bailiff in
order to quiet the man, so the trial court correctly denied the defendant’s motion for a mistrial.
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July 23, 2012
Jennifer NelsonA divided Indiana Supreme Court has found that a lawsuit filed by a son after his father hit him with his car while the son
tried to help his father park isn’t barred by Indiana’s Guest Statute.
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July 23, 2012
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court has accepted the resignation of the Indianapolis attorney who pleaded guilty earlier this year to
theft from two clients.
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July 23, 2012
Jennifer NelsonIndiana Chief Justice Brent E. Dickson has appointed Lake Superior Judge Calvin D. Hawkins and Muncie attorney Perry Gregory
Cross to the Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure.
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July 18, 2012
IL StaffSix women and four men are semifinalists for appointment to the Indiana Supreme Court.
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July 18, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission continued interviews Wednesday with the 22 candidates vying to replace retiring
Justice Frank Sullivan Jr. The interviews concluded around noon, and the commission will narrow the list this afternoon to
those who will be interviewed a second time in August.
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July 18, 2012
Dave StaffordState court officials heard the grumbling of lawyers who for the first time last year had to register, pay fees and provide
contact information online. It was confusing, difficult to navigate and frustrating. Now it will be different.
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July 17, 2012
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court’s Division of State Court Administration has designed a retention website for voters to learn
about the six appellate judges up for retention this November.
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July 17, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission began interviews with 22 candidates vying to replace retiring Justice Frank Sullivan
Jr. The interviews are taking place Tuesday and Wednesday, and the commission will narrow the list Wednesday to those who
will be interviewed a second time in August.
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July 16, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer in 16 cases it reviewed in the week ending July 13, according to the transfer list
released Monday.
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July 12, 2012
Jennifer NelsonA Ripley County man convicted of conspiring to commit burglary is entitled to a new trial due to ineffective assistance of
his trial counsel and prosecutorial misconduct, the Indiana Supreme Court held.
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July 11, 2012
Dave StaffordIndiana Supreme Court Justice Robert Rucker will stand for retention, ending speculation that he might become the fourth justice
to step down in the last two years.
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July 10, 2012
IL StaffRetired Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard has been appointed to the board of directors of Old National Bancorp, the Evansville-based
company announced Monday.
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July 9, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Supreme Court added no cases to its docket last week, denying or dismissing transfer in a dozen cases.
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July 6, 2012
Dave StaffordRyan Streeter, of Indianapolis, has been appointed to the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission to serve the remaining months
of a term following the resignation of member Fred McCashland.
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July 5, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Supreme Court named Robert D. Neary to serve as interim LaPorte County prosecutor beginning Aug. 1, when prosecutor
Robert C. Szilagyi will start serving a 60-day suspension for forgery.
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July 4, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Randall Shepard era of Indiana’s Supreme Court is over, but in his last full year on the court, the former chief
justice continued a legacy of consensus building and restoring primacy to the state Constitution.
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July 3, 2012
Dave StaffordCourts will have until the end of this year to file abstracts of judgment of felony convictions for people not sentenced to
the Department of Correction, according to an order issued June 28 by the Indiana Supreme Court.
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Judge Roger B. Cosbey is unethical and bias toward African American who seeks justice in Title VII claims. He disrespected and used his authority to attempt to intimidate me into taking an unfair settlement and when I refused he proceeded to get my case dismissed and to deny me my Constitutional and Civil Rights. He disobeying several rules of law; specifically, by ruling on summary judgment motions against the Fed. R. Civ. P., without authority of Judge William C. Lee, without consent of the attorneys, and with conspiracy to commit “fraud on the court,” as he conspired with my former attorney. He proved to me that he is bias, unethical, unfair and unfit to be reappointed. In my opinion, he should be disbarred in 2013, for committing fraud on the court, which would make him ineligible for reinstatement in 2014. See docket 3:07 cv 629 where he rules on dispositive motions, knowing magistrates are not vested with that power (especially without consent), grants the defendant an unconscionable number of extensions, accepts my former attorney request for extension for dispositive motion knowing he was working with the opposition, and unbelievably grants the defendant another extension after he requested an extension after he missed the deadline. I know another attorney filed charges against him for bias in race discrimination case(s). I know what he did in my case before he voluntarily recused himself, I just do not know how many other innocent people have been stripped of their rights because of him. I say shame on him and no more of the same.
they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.
With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.