Trials
Toxicology lab witness’s failure to appear dooms drunken-driving conviction
April 8, 2013
Dave StaffordA Tennessee man’s drunken-driving conviction in Shelby Superior Court was tossed because his trial took place more than
a year after his arrest, largely due to a toxicology lab worker’s failure to appear for scheduled depositions, the Indiana
Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
MoreJustices order new trial for man tried in absentia
February 19, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA North Carolina man who was convicted of two counts of Class C felony neglect of a dependent by an Elkhart Superior Court
while the defendant was on a bus on the way to court will get a new trial, the Indiana Supreme Court concluded Tuesday.
MoreIndianapolis police officer’s trial moved to Allen County
February 15, 2013
IL StaffThe trial of David Bisard, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer accused of driving drunk and killing one
motorcyclist and injuring two others, will be moved from Marion County to Allen County.
MoreAppeals court: Felon waived speedy trial, judge challenges
November 2, 2012
Dave StaffordA man convicted of multiple felonies lost his appeal when the court determined he had not objected to matters raised in the
appeal during his jury trial or sentencing.
MoreClay County man entitled to discharge because of ruling delays
October 1, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals found that Scott F. West is entitled to discharge under Indiana Criminal Rule 4(C) because he
was held to answer on marijuana charges for more than a year without a trial date while his motion to suppress awaited a ruling.
MoreArguments for pretrial release found to be 'unquestionably inappropriate'
September 11, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana Supreme Court has dismissed without prejudice a request by a defendant to be released from jail while awaiting
his third murder trial.
MoreMom’s conviction due to child’s school absences upheld
August 30, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals concluded that an Indianapolis mother was not unlawfully denied a right to a jury trial on her
Class B misdemeanor failure to ensure school attendance charge.
MoreJudges order new trial due to counsel’s deficient performance
August 29, 2012
Jennifer NelsonA Marion County man was prejudiced by his counsel’s error of not timely filing a request for a jury trial, so the Indiana
Court of Appeals ordered a new trial on his Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement conviction.
MoreTrial court has no authority to alter man’s conviction
August 17, 2012
Jennifer NelsonAn Elkhart Superior judge was correct in determining that he couldn’t reduce a man’s Class D felony conviction
to a Class A misdemeanor a year after the original judgment was made, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
MoreCouple’s trial strategy worked against them
August 15, 2012
Jennifer NelsonA couple who consented to an entry of judgment on the evidence against them in a negligence claim in order to appeal the evidentiary
rulings lost their case in the Indiana Court of Appeals.
MoreMan did not validly waive right to jury trial
August 15, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a Vanderburgh County man’s misdemeanor convictions of battery and public intoxication,
finding he did not waive his right to a jury trial.
MoreState will appeal IBM ruling
July 18, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe state is going to appeal Wednesday’s decision in Marion Superior Court that it pay IBM $52 million for ending early
its billion-dollar contract with the company to update the state’s welfare system.
MoreBook Review: 'Performance on Trial: The Case for Better Entertainment'
July 18, 2012
Rodney NordstromLitigation consultant Rodney Nordstrom reviews the book: 'Performance on Trial: The Case for Better Entertainment; by
Joseph Curcillo III.
MoreSettlement documentaries can be persuasive tool
July 18, 2012
Dave StaffordCarolyn Dudley’s husband, Indiana State Trooper Gary Dudley, was killed six years ago when he was struck by a freight
truck during a charity bike ride in Vermillion County. A short video about his life, and the event that caused his death,
was critical to winning a settlement in a wrongful death case against the trucking company.
MoreCOA rules trial court should have allowed DCS to withdraw adoption consent
July 10, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Department of Child Services’ failure to investigate a child’s aunt as a possible adoptive parent –
and a trial court’s refusal to allow DCS to withdraw consent for foster parents to adopt after acknowledging its failure
– prompted the Indiana Court of Appeals to reverse a trial court order granting the foster parents’ petition to
adopt.
MoreJustices clarify previous decision on Criminal Rule 4(B)
May 31, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court clarified the ambiguity within its precedent on the issue of whether an incarcerated defendant has
the right to be tried within 70 days under Indiana Criminal Rule 4(B) when the defendant is being held for an unrelated offense
and not on the charges for which the speedy trial is demanded.
MoreNo error in admitting testimony of domestic violence expert
May 17, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that the admission of testimony by a domestic violence expert at trial did not violate
four of Indiana’s evidence rules, as the defendant argued.
MoreGovernor appoints interim secretary of state
February 6, 2012
IL StaffAfter Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White was found guilty of six felony charges Feb. 4, Gov. Mitch Daniels appointed
Jerry Bonnet as interim secretary of state. A convicted felon cannot hold statewide office in Indiana.
MoreCOA orders new trial in resisting law enforcement case
December 28, 2011
Jennifer NelsonA Marion County judge violated a defendant’s right to due process when it allowed the charge of resisting law enforcement
to go to trial even though the defendant showed purposeful discrimination by the prosecution during voir dire, the Indiana
Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
MoreJudge rules Charlie White ineligible for candidacy
December 22, 2011
Francesca JaroszA Marion County judge has ruled that Secretary of State Charlie White was ineligible to be a candidate and the office should
go to Democrat Vop Osili, his challenger in the 2010 election.
MoreJustices rule trial court didn't err in granting mistrial
October 18, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court found that although a defendant didn’t consent to a mistrial, the trial judge didn’t
abuse his discretion in finding that a mistrial was justified by “manifest necessity.”
MoreSouth Bend school wins national competition; 2013 event to be in Indiana
June 3, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryFor the second time in three years, South Bend’s John Adams High School won the annual National High School Mock Trial
Championship.
MoreCOA accepts appeal on Camm prosecutor
March 30, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Court of Appeals has accepted an interlocutory appeal addressing whether a southern Indiana prosecutor should
be able to stay on the third triple-murder trial of former Indiana State Police trooper David Camm
MoreIBM litigation explores executive privilege issue
March 23, 2011
Michael HoskinsA Marion Superior judge has ordered Indiana state officials to turn over thousands of documents relating to the state’s
cancellation of a welfare system modernization, ruling on an issue of first impression about whether a “deliberative
processes” executive privilege exists in Indiana.
MorePorter County can't leave RDA
March 2, 2011
Jennifer NelsonA northwestern Indiana county can’t withdraw from a regional development authority created by lawmakers to facilitate
economic development, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Wednesday.
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May 24, 2013 Indiana Patient's Compensation Fund v. Judy Holcomb, Personal Representative of the Estate of Mable Louise Cochran, deceased - 5/24/13
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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.