September 20, 2012
Jennifer NelsonAn Elkhart man is entitled to a new trial on drug charges after the Indiana Court of Appeals found the police failed to “scrupulously
honor” his right to remain silent.
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September 20, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals held that the party at-fault in an auto accident is not entitled to benefit from the injured
party’s “carefulness and assiduousness” in obtaining underinsured motorist insurance coverage.
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September 19, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals has found that Greensburg-based Custom Conveyor Inc. is only entitled to recover about a tenth
of the original $1.4 million awarded to it on breach of contract and warranty claims the company made against a subcontractor
regarding work on the Indiana Honda plant.
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September 19, 2012
Jennifer NelsonDuane Turner will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering a Ball State student in 1994. The Indiana Court of Appeals
rejected his claims that his sentence was unconstitutional and that his attorney was ineffective.
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September 19, 2012
Jennifer NelsonAn inmate at the Pendleton Correctional Facility can have his visitation restricted to non-contact visits due to committing
battery with a deadly weapon and violating disciplinary procedures, the Court of Appeals concluded.
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September 19, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals concluded Wednesday that a Bartholomew Superior judge did not err in denying partial summary
judgment on the issue of whether two physicians working as independent contractors were the apparent agents of Columbus Regional
Hospital.
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September 19, 2012
Jennifer NelsonNorth Manchester resident Michael Carpenter lost his attempt before the Indiana Court of Appeals to have evidence tossed out
that was collected when police officers arrived at his home attempting to serve an arrest warrant for a different man. Police
believed the man being sought lived at Carpenter’s residence.
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September 14, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals used its decision on a post-conviction relief appeal to “encourage” criminal defense
attorneys to find out the citizenship of their clients and advise the clients as to the risks of deportation after pleading
guilty.
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September 13, 2012
Jennifer NelsonIndiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced Thursday afternoon that the attorney general’s office will take over
appellate representation of the Department of Child Services. DCS currently utilizes attorneys of its choice in appellate
matters.
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September 13, 2012
Jennifer NelsonIn a dissent from Judge Nancy Vaidik involving a proposed medical malpractice complaint filed with the Department of Insurance
before filing fees were paid, Vaidik claimed Judge James Kirsch created a new test to determine whether a complaint is timely
filed and shifted the burden of ensuring fees are paid to the Department of Insurance instead of the attorney.
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September 13, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe state may take property in Greene County over the objections of the owners for construction of a portion of Interstate
69, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Thursday.
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September 12, 2012
Jennifer NelsonA Greene County man convicted of Class A felony child molesting is entitled to a new trial because extensive hearsay and vouching
testimony was admitted in error, the Court of Appeals held Wednesday.
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September 12, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Howard County man who argued that the statute dealing with the tint of car windows is void for vagueness lost his appeal,
so the drug evidence found on him during a traffic stop can be allowed at trial, the Court of Appeals ruled.
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September 12, 2012
Jennifer NelsonAn Indianapolis man will be able to keep all four of his dogs after the Indiana Court of Appeals found that complaints by
just one neighbor about barking didn’t support finding he violated a local noise ordinance. The trial judge had ordered
he get rid of two of his dogs.
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September 12, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe blood of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer accused of driving drunk and killing one motorcyclist
and injuring two others should be allowed at his trial for reckless homicide and other alcohol-related charges, the Indiana
Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday morning on interlocutory appeal.
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September 12, 2012
Dave StaffordThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals says DOC must fix errors; The Indiana Court of Appeals recently heard an ex post facto claim.
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September 12, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlNo one disputes that Country Squire Lakes Community in Jennings County has decayed from a pleasant welcoming place to live
into a mess of broken down mobile homes where there is fear of crime. They disagree if the change is radical enough to excuse
homeowners from paying dues and assessments to their homeowners association.
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September 11, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlIn a split ruling, the Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a South Bend man’s conviction of child molestation but rejected
the state’s claim that wording on a supplemental sentencing order was a scrivener’s error.
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September 11, 2012
Dave StaffordThe conviction and sentence of a Delaware County woman whose stepdaughter died due to neglect was not inappropriate, the Indiana
Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
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September 11, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Department of Child Services failed to prove that a father’s children were removed for cause required under state
statute, and the trial court erred in terminating the parental rights of the Dearborn County man.
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September 11, 2012
Dave StaffordAn award of post-judgment interest paid by a losing party does not include the time a court takes in tallying the bill, the
Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
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September 11, 2012
Dave StaffordA Lake County trial court’s grant of summary judgment for the lender in a foreclosure case was affirmed Tuesday by the
Indiana Court of Appeals.
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September 7, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that a badly sunburned patient failed to meet the burden of res ipsa loquitur
in a medical malpractice lawsuit against his dermatologist.
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September 7, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlAdoptive parents did not have to get the biological father’s consent to adopt his minor child, the Indiana Court of
Appeals has ruled.
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September 6, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Hamilton Superior Court properly denied a defendant’s attempt to elicit testimony concerning the reliability of
toxicology test results from the Indiana Department of Toxicology dealing with an audit of tests performed by the department
from 2007 to 2009, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Thursday.
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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.