DNA Evidence
Trial court should have booted the bloody shoe, but conviction stands
April 22, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana Court of Appeals agreed with a convicted murderer that his bloody shoe should not have been admitted into evidence,
but the judges did not overturn the conviction, ruling other substantial independent evidence supported the guilty verdict.
MorePair convicted in liquor store killing not entitled to DNA evidence
April 8, 2013
Dave StaffordTwo men sentenced more than 20 years ago for murder and Class C felony attempted robbery were not improperly denied post-conviction
relief when they couldn’t obtain DNA evidence they said would prove exculpatory, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled
Monday.
MoreSenate defeats DNA collection bill
February 27, 2013
IL StaffLegislation that would require every person arrested after June 30 for certain crimes to submit a DNA sample failed to pass
the Senate Tuesday.
MoreSenate judiciary committee to look at abuse, DNA bills
January 22, 2013
IL StaffThe Senate Judiciary Committee meets at 9 a.m. Wednesday and has five bills on its agenda, including legislation that redefines
child fatality committees in each county.
MoreStatute of limitations did not run out on charging man with attempted bank robbery
November 21, 2012
Jennifer NelsonA northern Indiana man’s conviction for attempted bank robbery stands after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found the
five-year statute of limitations to bring the charge began tolling under an exception involving DNA testing.
MoreAppeals court upholds rape conviction
July 13, 2012
Dave StaffordA man convicted of rape based on DNA evidence and his admission that he had sex with the victim failed to prove to the Indiana
Court of Appeals that he was denied a fair trial due to the admission of hearsay testimony and a sustained objection to an
attempt to refresh the victim’s memory.
MoreDNA swab of juvenile is not fundamental error
May 17, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals found police acted improperly in swabbing a teen’s penis to obtain DNA evidence and that
the trial court erred in admitting this test into evidence, but that the error was harmless.
MoreJustices reformulate jury instruction
February 15, 2012
The Indiana Supreme Court upheld the denial of a man’s petition for post-conviction relief claiming ineffective assistance
of counsel. In doing so, the justices addressed the use and language of a jury instruction and rewrote it to make it clearer.
MoreSupreme Court rules on cheek swab case
June 30, 2011
Jennifer NelsonIn a 4-1 decision handed down June 30, the Indiana Supreme Court found a man's consent to the swab of his cheek for DNA
was voluntary, so the swab didn't violate the Fourth Amendment.
MoreWhat's next for Indiana's death penalty?
May 25, 2011
Michael HoskinsUnlike other states, Indiana has not abolished or suspended use of executions.
MoreLaw school briefs - 4/13/11
April 13, 2011
IL StaffLearn more about a lecture by a freed death row inmate, Valparaiso University School of Law's newly reconstructed Heritage
Hall, and more.
MoreDNA expert to discuss wrongful convictions
April 8, 2011
IL StaffA forensic geneticist who has worked on the exonerations of seven people will visit Indiana University April 15 to give a
public lecture on how DNA is used to free people who have been wrongfully convicted and how informatics is being misused to
pervert justice.
MoreJustices accept post-conviction relief case
March 21, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether a man convicted of murder and rape was denied effective assistance of appellate
counsel.
MoreJudges: DNA admittance was harmless error
December 17, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals addressed for the first time today the admissibility of DNA evidence when a defendant can’t
be excluded from a possibly infinite number of people matching the crime-scene DNA.
MoreWrongfully-convicted man sues for withholding evidence
October 11, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA man who spent nearly 18 years in prison for crimes from which he was later exonerated is now suing the City of Hammond and
various police officers involved in his arrest.
MoreCourt affirms, denies challenge to DNA evidence, new mid-trial witness
October 6, 2010
Elizabeth BrockettThe Court of Appeals today affirmed a man’s convictions and sentence for felony robbery despite his challenge to whether
the trial court properly admitted DNA evidence and allowed the testimony of a witness discovered mid-trial.
MoreSupreme Court grants 2 transfers
December 11, 2009
IL StaffThe state's highest court has agreed to hear a case dealing with Indiana's habitual offender statute and another case
involving the requirements for a cheek-swab DNA test.
MoreCOA splits on cheek-swab requirements
September 30, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA split Indiana Court of Appeals ruled taking a cheek swab for DNA testing requires reasonable suspicion only, not probable
cause, under federal and state constitutions.
MoreCourt split on if lab tech must testify
September 25, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe state's highest court was split in its ruling on whether the failure of a lab technician who processed DNA evidence
to testify at a man's trial violated his Sixth Amendment rights.
MoreCommissioner permanently banned as judge
October 10, 2008
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court approved an agreement between the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications and a former Marion
County commissioner and issued an order permanently banning her from serving as a judge.
MoreCourt hears arguments in confrontation case
October 9, 2008
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case that asks whether the defendant had the right to confront the lab
technician who performed the DNA testing relevant to the case.
MoreDisciplinary case ends for 1, continues for judge
October 6, 2008
Michael HoskinsA Marion County commissioner has resolved the judicial disciplinary action against her, though a similar case against her
supervising judge proceeded today with the start of a two-day hearing.
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I highly recommend Deanna and her team of professionals that serve the legal community. Great information and many thanks for sharing.
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.