November 15, 2012
Dave StaffordTwo victims who received restitution judgments of $3.367 million and $965,827 must prove the defendant convicted of multiple
federal child pornography counts uploaded images of them.
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November 14, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlA convicted child molester’s argument that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting during sentencing the
testimony of two other alleged victims was rejected by the Indiana Court of Appeals. The court described the appellant’s
contention as “pure conjecture supported by nothing in the record.”
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July 17, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals found that the state presented sufficient evidence to support a Marion County man’s five
convictions of child exploitation.
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December 6, 2011
Michael HoskinsU.S. Judge Robert Miller Jr. sentenced an Elkhart man to 326 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after his
guilty plea to sexually exploiting children.
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October 7, 2011
Jennifer NelsonAn attorney and former Democratic candidate for Gibson County prosecutor indicted on charges including possession of child
pornography and false informing, entered into a plea agreement Tuesday that wouldn’t have required he register as a
sex offender. After further review, the trial judge realized Indiana law requires him to do so.
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August 2, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress evidence, holding that even though
a search warrant was invalid, the evidence it produced is admissible due to a “good faith” exception to the exclusionary
rule.
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July 14, 2011
Jennifer NelsonA man who waived his right in plea negotiations to challenge his sentence or an order of restitution may not appeal the imposition
of $533,000 in restitution to a victim depicted in child pornography, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held July 14.
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November 10, 2010
Michael HoskinsAnderson attorney Samuel Hasler, who pled guilty to a pair of child pornography charges, has received a 151-month sentence,
meaning he’ll spend more than 12 years behind bars and then face a lifetime of supervised release.
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October 29, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe state’s voyeurism statute is not unconstitutionally vague, the Indiana Court of Appeals concluded today by rejecting
a man’s claims that the statute would prevent taping a surprise birthday party.
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July 20, 2010
Elizabeth BrockettA man’s claims of federal and state double-jeopardy violations were rejected today by the Indiana Court of Appeals,
which affirmed the trial court in a case involving multiple child pornography videos.
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September 4, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA decision from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals about child pornography convictions turned into an examination of whether
a standard adopted by the Circuit Court regarding allocution should remain the law of the Circuit.
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January 20, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a man's conviction of child molesting, ruling he failed to prove the trial court
erred by excluding certain evidence regarding his victim.
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January 5, 2009
Jennifer MehalikThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated today a man's sentence following a guilty plea on a child pornography charge
because it was unsure whether his previous conviction in Indiana for sexual misconduct with a minor should be considered abusive
and allow for his minimum sentence to be increased.
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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!