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Lawyers worry about impact of court decision on premises liability
February 27, 2013
Dave StaffordThe fatal shooting of a guest in a Speedway motel by a former employee and the resulting civil litigation leaves the Indiana
Supreme Court to decide whether arguments of common law or a 1980s statute governs the premises owner’s degree of liability.
Trial and defense lawyers are paying keen attention.
MoreBankruptcy ruling locks out insiders
February 27, 2013
Dave StaffordA recent bankruptcy appeal tossing an Indianapolis shopping center’s reorganization plan further establishes that the
control of equity in Chapter 11 cases will be subject to competitive bidding and that insiders might be out of luck.
MoreGiving felons a chance to wipe their records clean
February 27, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana General Assembly moving forward with expungement bill.
MoreCOA instructs trial court to vacate 2 convictions of child molestation
February 26, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana Court of Appeals threw out two charges and sent a case back to the trial court after the state admitted that it
did not intend to charge the defendant with four separate acts of child molestation.
MoreFranklin attorney dies suddenly from heart attack
February 26, 2013
IL StaffA former Bartholomew County public defender died suddenly Feb. 23 in Columbus.
MoreTrial court denied due process in revoking probation
February 26, 2013
Dave StaffordA man whose probation was revoked without an evidentiary hearing after he walked away from an inpatient alcohol treatment
program imposed by the court will receive a new hearing.
MoreConsecutive sentences in drug buy case ruled inappropriate
February 26, 2013
Dave StaffordA man sentenced to 40 years in prison after he sold crack cocaine to undercover agents in two separate controlled buys received
an inappropriate punishment, the Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
MoreFelon’s convictions, multiple sentence enhancements affirmed
February 26, 2013
Dave StaffordA sentence of 12 years with a year suspended was not inappropriate for a man who stole an idling car from a Lafayette convenience
store and later resisted police, punched a police dog and threatened officers.
MoreTrouble with the Curves: Ex-husband still owes for franchise’s default
February 26, 2013
Dave StaffordA couple’s failure to inform a landlord of their divorce doesn’t excuse the ex-husband from a default judgment
on rent payments for a health club that his former wife continued to run.
MoreOverhaul of Criminal Code approved by House
February 26, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlThe bill rewriting Indiana’s Criminal Code gained approval of the House of Representatives Monday by an 80 to 13 vote.
The measure now moves to the Senate.
MoreFormer senior judge faces disciplinary proceedings
February 25, 2013
Dave StaffordA former senior judge in northern Indiana faces disciplinary action for charges that she had a sexual relationship with a
client to whom she was appointed as a public defender.
MoreLegislature considers changes to prosecutors’ and judges’ retirement funds
February 25, 2013
IL StaffIn the House of Representatives, a bill that would change features of the Prosecuting Attorneys Retirement Fund is eligible
for a third reading vote. In the Senate, a bill calling for a study of judges’ pensions is ready for second reading
Monday as well.
MoreTransferred intent instruction not error in domestic violence trial
February 25, 2013
Dave StaffordAn Elkhart County man’s conviction for domestic battery stands after the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday that
a jury instruction on the doctrine of transferred intent was not an abuse of discretion.
More‘Sovereign citizen’ gets 40-year sentence
February 25, 2013
IL StaffA self-identified sovereign citizen was sentenced last week to 40 years in prison for felony convictions of kidnapping and
intimidation of a witness.
MoreAfter children are grown, custodial parent still a victim of nonsupport
February 25, 2013
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Supreme Court ruled that a mother was a victim of a father who failed to pay support for his three children even
years after the kids were grown.
MoreFormer Lake County clerk Philpot sentenced
February 25, 2013
IL StaffA former Lake County clerk convicted of felony theft and mail fraud in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
will serve an 18-month sentence and pay a fine of $10,000.
MoreCircuit Court rules utility contract falls in state jurisdiction
February 22, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlA dispute between a power generator and an electricity wholesaler should be heard in the state court, the 7th Circuit Court
of Appeals ruled after finding the central issues did not arise under federal law.
MoreInterstate defendant denied due process in hasty sentencing trip
February 22, 2013
Dave StaffordA Kentucky inmate brought to an Indiana court for sentencing on four burglary counts to which he pleaded guilty was deprived
due process when his new attorney was given only minutes to prepare, the Court of Appeals ruled.
MoreOfficer’s inclusion of victim’s statements did not violate Confrontation Clause
February 22, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that a police officer’s testimony that incorporated statements from the victim
did not violate the defendant’s right to be confronted with the witnesses against him.
MoreBan on police cell phone searches in texting-while-driving cases advances
February 22, 2013
Dave StaffordPolice would be restricted in most cases from retrieving information from cell phones and similar devices for violation of
texting-while-driving laws under a measure that passed the Indiana Senate on Thursday.
MoreChange to public intoxication statute not retroactive
February 22, 2013
Dave StaffordA woman convicted of public intoxication may not receive relief from a change in the statute that took effect a day before
her bench trial.
MoreJustices toss delinquency ruling for resisting school resource officer
February 22, 2013
IL StaffA high school student’s action of trying to pull away from a school resource officer who tried to handcuff him is insufficient
to support his adjudication as a delinquent, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Friday.
MoreBills on magistrates; custody and visitation pass House
February 21, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana House of Representatives passed House Bill 1041 Thursday morning 96-0. The bill addresses petitions to modify
custody and visitation involving children who have been abused or neglected.
MoreCOA answers first impression issue on custodial statements
February 21, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA defendant convicted of a burglary in St. Joseph County challenged the admission of his prior statement to police while in
custody, arguing the statement couldn’t be allowed at his trial because a recorded version of the statement wasn’t
available at trial as required by Indiana Evidence Rule 617.
MoreValparaiso dean leaving for Charlotte law school
February 21, 2013
Jennifer NelsonJay Conison, dean of Valparaiso University Law School since 1998, has been named as the new dean of Charlotte School of Law,
effective April 15.
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The court of appeals not only tries to rewrite or interpret the law to suit their fancy, now they choose play stupid as well. Every consideration must be given to pro se litigants, who are not held to the same standards as attorneys, as stated by,SCOTUS. I assume they didn't have a lawyer, since one wasn't mentioned and I strongly suggest thatb the rest of the, origional petitioners get back in there and fight for their rights.
the irony of situations like this is that the clients whom conour cheated are the ones who should be pulling hardest for him to remain free and keep his law license, so they have some hopes of him paying back. really bury the guy deep and then there will be little hope of restitution
Qualified immunity, means that if you wear a badge, you are exempt from law and free to do anything you please! The courts will back badge toting individuals, because they think they are above the law as well. They think, they have judicial immunity, they do not.
Deeply, deeply concerned? I'll bet if it was the judge's money that had been swindled we'd see deep concern with actual consequences. First a Ponzi scheme, then a shell game with the assets…c'mon, hasn't Conour abused the judicial system and his clients long enough? I say enough already.
Wow, just wow.