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7th Circuit: ‘Ransom demand’ requires third-party involvement
May 8, 2013
Jennifer NelsonIn order to enhance a criminal sentence on the basis of a ransom demand, that demand must be conveyed to a third-party, the
7th Circuit Court of Appeals held Wednesday.
MoreJudges rule state lacks authority to appeal dismissed case
July 30, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Court of Appeals dismissed the state’s appeal of a criminal case in which a trial court granted the state’s
motion to dismiss.
MoreCOA reverses conviction based on continuing crime doctrine
April 23, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryThe Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed one conviction against a man charged with multiple offenses for stabbing his wife.
More7th Circuit affirms denial of habeas corpus petition
January 31, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryA man who stabbed his wife repeatedly, leaving her with a collapsed lung and ruptured spleen, was unable to prove that he
received ineffective counsel at trial, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held.
MoreCOA vacates conviction on double jeopardy grounds
June 17, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that a man who helped participate in a robbery that left the victim blind must be cleared
of a criminal confinement conviction because the same evidence may have been used to convict him on another charge.
MoreCOA upholds convictions in Indianapolis Hamilton Ave. murders
April 18, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a man’s convictions and reduced his sentence to 421 years for his involvement
in the gruesome robbery and murders of seven Indianapolis residents, including three children, in June 2006.
MoreCourt of Appeals to hear arguments in Valparaiso
March 24, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Court of Appeals travels to Valparaiso University Monday to hear oral arguments in a criminal case.
MorePanel criticizes late discovery introduction
December 28, 2010
Michael HoskinsWhile recognizing that the state’s practice of allowing late introduction of evidence basically rewards attorneys who
don’t prepare for trial, the Indiana Court of Appeals looked beyond that practice in a recent decison to how the rules
still protect a person’s right to a fair trial.
MoreJustices divided on firearm 'use' sentencing
December 15, 2010
Michael HoskinsA divided Indiana Supreme Court has held that state statute dictates that the use of a firearm can be the grounds for a sentence
enhancement that doesn’t constitute a double jeopardy violation.
MoreJustices: sentence shouldn't have been upped on appeal
December 10, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has ordered that a man’s sentence be reduced after the lower appellate court increased it
on appeal.
MoreMendenhall gets 40 years for attack
November 19, 2010
Jennifer NelsonAugustus Mendenhall, the attorney who attacked an Indiana state representative last year, received a 40-year sentence today
from a Hamilton County judge.
MoreDismissal of delinquency petition doesn’t endanger public
November 16, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA juvenile court didn’t err in dismissing a delinquency petition against a teen who was found to be incompetent to stand
trial, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today. The judges also found dismissing the petition did not unduly endanger the
public.
MoreAttorney found guilty but mentally ill in attack
September 16, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA Hamilton County jury found an attorney guilty but mentally ill on the five counts he faced following his attack on a state
representative nearly a year ago.
MoreCOA lengthens defendant's sentence
March 30, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals revised a defendant's sentence for rape and other convictions, but it may not have been what
the man had in mind when he appealed. In a rare move, the Court of Appeals increased his sentence by 25 years.
MoreMajority: No double jeopardy in enhancement
January 20, 2010
Jennifer NelsonIn a matter of first impression, the Indiana Court of Appeals was divided about whether a man's sentence enhancement based
on his use of a deadly weapon violated the application of double-jeopardy principals.
MoreCourt erred in denying court-appointed counsel
September 2, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a man's convictions because the trial court failed to adequately ascertain whether
he was indigent for purposes of court-appointed counsel.
MoreCOA: Church not a 'youth program center'
May 21, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a man's Class A felony conviction of possession of cocaine, finding he wasn't
within 1,000 feet of a "youth program center" because the building is a church running mostly faith-based programs.
It's an issue of first impression for Indiana courts.
MoreCourt affirms delay in jury trial for congestion
February 18, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals rejected a defendant's arguments that because his request for a speedy trial was in writing,
his trial should take priority over another man's trial scheduled for the same day.
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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.