February 12, 2013
Scott OlsonAny feelings of satisfaction that executives of Sun Capital Partners had after completing its acquisition of Marsh Supermarkets
Inc. quickly turned to “shock and surprise,” a managing director of the private-equity firm told jurors Tuesday.
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February 12, 2013
Dave StaffordState senators who are fighting to go to court to defend parts of Indiana’s immigration law – a law that Attorney
General Greg Zoeller concluded could not withstand constitutional scrutiny – will hear a bill Wednesday that would give
them the power to defend their measures in such cases.
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February 12, 2013
IL StaffTwo high-profile bills cleared the Indiana Senate Monday and are headed to the House of Representatives.
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February 12, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlDays after Gov. Mike Pence came out against expanding Medicaid, the Indiana Hospital Association has issued a report that
estimates increasing coverage could generate up to $3.4 billion in new economic activity and finance more than 30,000 jobs
in the state through 2020.
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February 11, 2013
Scott OlsonDon Marsh’s personal pilot told jurors Monday morning that he ferried the former CEO of Marsh Supermarkets Inc. to New
York City at least twice a month in a year’s span to visit one of his mistresses.
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February 11, 2013
Cory SchoutenAn Indianapolis physician who lost $1.7 million in a fraud scheme orchestrated in part by former Democratic City-County Councilor
Paul C. Bateman Jr. has sued Bateman and two associates in Marion Circuit Court.
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February 11, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlMarion County Prosecutor Terry Curry has decided to request life sentences without parole, instead of the death penalty, for
the three defendants charged in the Richmond Hill subdivision explosion.
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February 11, 2013
Dave StaffordA Marion Superior Court should have allowed a defendant to play parts of a police officer’s deposition for impeachment
purposes, but the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that failing to admit his inconsistent statement was harmless error.
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February 11, 2013
Dave StaffordAn argument made on appeal in a drunken-driving case that the person who certified the operating condition of a breath-test
machine should have been required to testify was rejected Monday by the Indiana Court of Appeals, which also warned in a footnote
that such a ruling could cost criminal defendants.
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February 11, 2013
Dave StaffordA southern Indiana lawyer who serves as the attorney for Floyd County government faces drunken driving charges after his arrest
on Feb. 7.
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February 11, 2013
IL StaffApplications are being accepted for a forthcoming vacancy on the St. Joseph Superior Court, the Indiana Supreme Court has
announced.
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February 8, 2013
Dave StaffordAn Indianapolis man who was convicted and sentenced to 85 years in prison for killing a man who threatened his life and the
lives of people inside his home lost his appeal Friday.
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February 8, 2013
Dave StaffordA $50 filing fee on mortgage foreclosure actions that expired Jan. 1 would be renewed for two years under legislation that
advanced this week in the Indiana House of Representatives.
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February 8, 2013
Dave StaffordAn Indianapolis man who said he stole a video monitoring system and car wash tickets to teach the victim a lesson about leaving
valuables in an unlocked car lost his appeal Friday.
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February 8, 2013
Scott OlsonA former top executive of Marsh Supermarkets Inc. became so concerned about the company’s deteriorating finances less
than a decade ago that he took the desperate step of meeting with bankruptcy lawyers.
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February 8, 2013
Cory SchoutenJohn M. Bales lifted his crossed hands to his face and began to cry Thursday evening as a federal judge read the same jury
verdict on each of 13 fraud counts against the real estate broker and his partner: Not guilty.
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February 7, 2013
IL StaffIndiana legislators have decided to hold off on pursuing this session an amendment to the state constitution defining marriage
between a man and woman, citing the pending cases on the topic before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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February 7, 2013
Scott OlsonWithout membership in certain international business organizations, Don Marsh says he could not have built his grocery chain
into a billion-dollar company.
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February 7, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe jury began deliberations Thursday in the federal fraud trial of Indianapolis real estate broker John M. Bales and partner
William E. Spencer after three hours of spirited closing arguments Wednesday.
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February 7, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals believed a defendant was entitled to resentencing because the District judge could
only view him through “career-offender tinted glasses” even though the career offender distinction did not ultimately
apply to him.
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February 7, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered U.S. Judge William T. Lawrence to take another look at a federal prisoner’s
Bivens lawsuit against prison staff and other unnamed defendants, finding that the lawsuit is actually written clearly
and not as long as the judge believed when dismissing it.
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February 7, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA home health care nurse whose flight from police while high on drugs and with her 89-year-old patient in the car had her
sentence reduced because the Court of Appeals concluded she is not among the “worst offenders.” The high-speed
chase led to a crash and the death of the patient from injuries she sustained.
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February 7, 2013
Jennifer NelsonAlthough the majority on the Indiana Court of Appeals acknowledged it would have been better for the trial court to follow
the statutory commitment procedures instead of outright denying the state’s motion to commit, it affirmed the trial
court’s conclusion.
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February 7, 2013
Jennifer NelsonTerry Smith made five arguments to the Indiana Court of Appeals as to why his convictions of robbery and other charges related
to his robbing of an Indianapolis bank should be thrown out, but the judges weren’t persuaded to reverse his convictions.
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February 7, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a northern Indiana man’s convictions of distributing crack cocaine and conspiracy
to distribute the drug, but found that he is entitled to resentencing under the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010.
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Jack, I was only responding to bill's comment of tying everybody in government together. I agree with you though, it takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.. As in any profession. What's truly unfair is when somebody violates someone's trust and takes complete advantage of someone
John’s comment is unfair. The majority of attorneys can be trusted. Unfortunately, all it takes is one greedy, unscrupulous, immoral attorney to jade the public.
In regards to bill's comment about trusting the cover meant. We can trust them about as much as we can trust attorneys'.
This is disturbing to learn...
Yikes!