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Changes coming to prosecuting attorneys retirement fund
May 8, 2013
Jennifer NelsonOn Tuesday, Gov. Mike Pence signed into law HEA 1057, which will alter the prosecuting attorneys retirement fund to incorporate
several features that are found in the 1985 judges’ retirement system.
MoreBrown County team wins inaugural civic education invitational
May 8, 2013
IL StaffAn Indiana junior high school team has brought home the crown from a newly created civic education competition held in Washington,
D.C., May 3 through 7.
MoreRockport on the rocks
May 8, 2013
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Legislature leaves the fate of a derided coal gasification plant proposal to justices.
MoreNew lawyers find bloom still not on hiring rose
May 8, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlWith headlines still screaming about the glut of lawyers and recent law school graduates struggling to find jobs that will
enable them to repay their student loans, Andrea Kochert admits she is probably not the typical law school student.
MoreFinding a new course for legal education
May 8, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlABA task force meets at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law to solicit ideas for potential changes to how
law schools prepare students.
MoreClose calls, complex cases highlight need for attorney surrogates
May 8, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlThe attorney surrogate rule protects clients when lawyers are suddenly unavailable due to death, disability, disbarment or
disappearance.
MoreMarion County’s Odyssey transition: a tech-free week
May 8, 2013
Dave StaffordThe clerk’s office in Indianapolis’ City-County Building is in the middle of a throwback week, revisiting a simpler
time when a hand stamp on paper was all you needed to file court documents. Blame technology.
MoreBy the numbers: 2013 National High School Mock Trial Championship
May 8, 2013
IL StaffRead about what it takes to put on the championship program in Indianapolis.
MoreChief Justice Roberts says budget cuts translate into judicial furlough and layoffs
May 7, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlChief Justice of the United States John Roberts used part of his address to the 7th Circuit to highlight the fiscal constraints
judges and courts are facing today.
More7th Circuit reaffirms drug conviction over claims of ineffective counsel
May 7, 2013
Dave StaffordA man convicted of federal drug charges failed to convince a panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that his conviction
should be vacated due to ineffective assistance of counsel. The court affirmed a conviction from the District Court for the
Northern District of Indiana.
MoreEntering a guilty plea is not a mitigating factor, COA rules
May 7, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlAlthough a Shelby County man successfully argued that signing an “Advisement of Rights and Waiver” document did
not bar him from appealing his sentence, he failed to convince the Indiana Court of Appeals that the trial court abused its
discretion when sentencing him.
MoreCourt erred in barring expert witness in decade-old software suit
May 7, 2013
Dave StaffordA trial court erred when it excluded the expert testimony of a witness who sought to address damages for a software company
whose former employees allegedly violated non-compete clauses.
MoreCOA affirms mom’s termination of rights despite ‘clean screen’ given to judge
May 7, 2013
Dave StaffordAn Indianapolis mother with a history of drug abuse and domestic violence failed to persuade the Indiana Court of Appeals
to reverse the termination of her parental rights, even though she introduced herself to the presiding judge after oral arguments
and had a student deliver to the judge evidence of a clean drug screen taken a day earlier.
MoreCriminal code and expungement bills signed by governor
May 6, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlIndiana Gov. Mike Pence signed two bills today that could significantly transform Indiana’s criminal judicial system.
MoreLugar: Votes for Obama Supreme Court nominees carried heavy cost
May 6, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer Indiana Sen. Richard G. Lugar told members of the federal judiciary Monday that his support of President Barack Obama’s
Supreme Court appointees, opposed by many in his party, may have carried the greatest political cost of any decisions during
his 36 years in the Senate.
MoreStatehouse leaders honor former Gov. Otis Bowen
May 6, 2013
IL StaffLeaders of the Indiana General Assembly expressed their sorrow for the passing of former Indiana Gov. Otis Ray Bowen.
MoreMobile home park's occupancy rate not enough to reduce property assessment
May 6, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlA low occupancy rate alone did not provide the owner of a mobile home community with the evidence it needed to get its property
assessment reduced.
MoreTax Court denies excess levy sought by IndyGo
May 6, 2013
Dave StaffordIndianapolis’ public transit system lost a bid in the Indiana Tax Court to recover a budget shortfall that the Department
of Local Government Finance ruled did not exist.
MoreStore owner’s ‘Spice law’ prosecution may proceed, COA rules
May 6, 2013
Dave StaffordThe state may press criminal charges under the state’s synthetic drug law against a Hamilton County defendant who unsuccessfully
argued to the Indiana Court of Appeals that the law was vague and represents an unconstitutional delegation of legislative
authority to the Board of Pharmacy.
MoreJackson County juvenile home to be renamed for judge
May 6, 2013
IL StaffThe Jackson County Juvenile Home will be renamed this week for a judge who was instrumental in its founding nearly 35 years
ago.
MoreJustices take Star appeal regarding naming of online commenter
May 6, 2013
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether the Indianapolis Star must reveal the identity of an online commenter
in a long-running defamation case filed by a former executive of a nonprofit organization.
MoreMore than half of Conour’s inventoried assets gone, feds say
May 3, 2013
Dave StaffordAbout half the property that federal agents inventoried after former personal injury attorney William Conour was charged with
wire fraud is missing from his home, and just 13 of 78 items at his former law office are still there, according to new government
filings in his federal criminal case.
MoreIndy 7th Circuit Conference to host Roberts, Kagan, Lugar
May 3, 2013
Dave StaffordUnited States Chief Justice John G. Roberts, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and former Sen. Richard G. Lugar are featured
speakers at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the 7th Circuit Bar Association and Judicial Conference opening Sunday in Indianapolis.
MoreJustices will visit Lake County for arguments in drug case
May 3, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court travels to Merrillville High School May 9 for oral arguments dealing with the admittance of drug
evidence after a vehicle search.
MoreDrug court road trip to make northern Indiana stops
May 3, 2013
IL StaffA national tour highlighting the successes of drug courts and other problem-solving courts will make stops at two northern
Indiana drug courts this month.
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Never heard of remand to another state. How often does that happen?
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.