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.
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December 1, 2010
Jennifer NelsonBecause a man’s detention following a traffic stop wasn’t supported by reasonable suspicion, the Indiana Court
of Appeals reversed his drug conviction today.
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October 14, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals addressed the interplay between sections 6 and 10 of Indiana Code 31-37-19 governing juvenile
commitment for the first time today. The judges noted when they are applied separately the sections produce opposite results
regarding the purpose of the statutes.
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February 26, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a defendant's stop by police and subsequent search of a wheelbarrow he was pushing
- which led to convictions of burglary and theft - violated the man's Fourth Amendment rights. The Circuit Court ordered
the defendant's petition for habeas corpus be granted.
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January 28, 2009
Jennifer NelsonFinding the addition of the term "imposed" to an amendment of Indiana Code Section 35-38-1-17(a) in 2005 to be critical
in a man's appeal of his sentence, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of his motion to modify his second
sentence.
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September 3, 2008
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court affirmed today a post-conviction court's denial of a defendant's petition for relief, finding
his convictions of burglary and attempted armed robbery didn't violate Indiana's double jeopardy clause.
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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.
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.