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COA 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.
MoreCourt reverses feticide convictions on double jeopardy grounds
May 26, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe man who shot a pregnant teller during a bank robbery, which led to the death of her twins, had his two felony feticide
convictions vacated by the Indiana Court of Appeals because of double jeopardy violations.
MoreCOA affirms remanded sentence
May 9, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a man’s remanded sentence of 44 years, finding that his previous drug conviction
could serve as both the basis for his consecutive sentence for a firearm conviction and to enhance his sentences for his other
convictions.
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.
MoreJudges: defendant should be able to confront witness
March 31, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the District Court to grant a convicted murderer’s habeas petition, finding
the admission of out-of-court statements at his trial violated the man’s Sixth Amendment right of confrontation.
MoreJudges order new trial following juror issue
March 9, 2011
Jennifer NelsonA case involving the issue of a prosecutor’s use of a peremptory strike against an African-American member of the jury
pool has appeared before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals for the third time. This time, the judges vacated the two defendants’
murder and robbery convictions and ordered a new trial.
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.
MoreJudges: DNA admittance was harmless error
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.
MoreRule inapplicable as witness’s credibility not attacked
December 1, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals found a trial court didn’t err by not letting a defendant introduce evidence of his brother’s
prior robbery because the defendant wasn’t attacking the brother’s credibility.
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.
MoreHigh court vacates transfer order
November 10, 2010
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court has decided not to take the case of a man who claimed he received ineffective assistance of trial
counsel.
MoreCourt affirms, denies challenge to DNA evidence, new mid-trial witness
October 6, 2010
Elizabeth BrockettThe Court of Appeals today affirmed a man’s convictions and sentence for felony robbery despite his challenge to whether
the trial court properly admitted DNA evidence and allowed the testimony of a witness discovered mid-trial.
MoreCOA affirms murder conviction, sentence of 14-year-old
October 5, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerWhen asked whether the conviction of and sentence for felony murder were appropriate findings for a 14-year-old offender,
the Indiana Court of Appeals today affirmed the Marion Superior Court’s decision.
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.
MoreJustices take 3 cases
September 13, 2010
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court accepted transfer of three cases last week, including a case in which the Indiana Court of Appeals
lengthened a man’s sentence.
More7th Circuit affirms sentences for bank robbing couple
August 25, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the convictions and sentences of a boyfriend and girlfriend on bank robbery convictions,
finding the boyfriend waived his appeal of his sentence and the jury instructions were correct in the girlfriend’s trial.
MoreJustices adopt appellate court findings
June 25, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court issued a pair of short per curiam opinions on Thursday afternoon that adopt what the Indiana Court
of Appeals decided on two criminal appeals.
MoreCOA split on impact of jury instruction omission
March 11, 2010
Jennifer NelsonOne Indiana Court of Appeals judge dissented from his colleagues' decision to grant a new trial based on the lack of a
jury instruction on robbery because he didn't think the defendant was prejudiced by the omission.
MoreCOA reverses 4 attempted robbery convictions
January 27, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed four convictions of attempted robbery after finding the evidence didn't support
a reasonable inference that the defendant intended to rob each of the alleged victims.
MoreDefendant can't 'earn' sentence modification
April 17, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals vacated a man's robbery sentence because it found the trial court abused its discretion when
sentencing him and couldn't legally reduce his sentence as it said it would if he participated in educational and vocational
programs while incarcerated.
MoreSingle larceny rule doesn't apply in case
April 7, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a man's petition for post-conviction relief, finding the defendant's
trial counsel wasn't ineffective for arguing a single larceny rule defense because it wasn't applicable in this case.
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.
MoreTrial court couldn't modify man's sentence
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.
MoreCourt agrees on ID standard, split on 'injury'
December 24, 2008
Michael Hoskins, Michael HoskinsMoreCOA travels to Terre Haute
December 10, 2008
IL StaffAn Indiana Court of Appeals panel of judges travels to Terre Haute Thursday for arguments in a robbery case out of Vanderburgh
County.
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Judge Roger B. Cosbey is unethical and bias toward African American who seeks justice in Title VII claims. He disrespected and used his authority to attempt to intimidate me into taking an unfair settlement and when I refused he proceeded to get my case dismissed and to deny me my Constitutional and Civil Rights. He disobeying several rules of law; specifically, by ruling on summary judgment motions against the Fed. R. Civ. P., without authority of Judge William C. Lee, without consent of the attorneys, and with conspiracy to commit “fraud on the court,” as he conspired with my former attorney. He proved to me that he is bias, unethical, unfair and unfit to be reappointed. In my opinion, he should be disbarred in 2013, for committing fraud on the court, which would make him ineligible for reinstatement in 2014. See docket 3:07 cv 629 where he rules on dispositive motions, knowing magistrates are not vested with that power (especially without consent), grants the defendant an unconscionable number of extensions, accepts my former attorney request for extension for dispositive motion knowing he was working with the opposition, and unbelievably grants the defendant another extension after he requested an extension after he missed the deadline. I know another attorney filed charges against him for bias in race discrimination case(s). I know what he did in my case before he voluntarily recused himself, I just do not know how many other innocent people have been stripped of their rights because of him. I say shame on him and no more of the same.
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.