March 11, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals used an opinion issued today to caution courts to not assume a child is exerting undue influence
over a parent when analyzing cases involving adult children assisting an aging parent.
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March 9, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a motion for a class-action suit because a claimant seeking redress pursuant
the Wage Claims Act has to first submit the claim to the Department of Labor before filing a lawsuit and can't bypass
the statute if another member of the putative class has already submitted a claim.
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March 9, 2009
Jennifer NelsonDebating in a footnote whether a juvenile's argument that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated was subject to a Terry
stop analysis, the Indiana Court of Appeals decided to apply the Terry analysis to his case.
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March 6, 2009
Jennifer NelsonIndiana Court of Appeals judges disagreed today about whether the state proved in its case a convicted child molester was
21 years old at the time the molestation occurred.
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March 5, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today that a trial court didn't err in allowing into evidence an injured woman's
testimony about medical tests and the cause of her pain.
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March 4, 2009
Jennifer NelsonIn an issue of first impression, the Indiana Court of Appeals had to decide whether a defendant who lived in a woman's
home in exchange for babysitting her children would fall under the parental privilege defense for disciplining a child.
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March 4, 2009
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March 3, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Court of Appeals is being asked to overturn a Marion Superior judge's decision that found the state statute
requiring voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot is constitutional.
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March 3, 2009
Jennifer NelsonRuling on the issue of whether or not a city's "detailed summary" of a fiscal plan followed statutory notice
requirements, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed judgment today in favor of the city in a suit filed by remonstrators.
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March 2, 2009
Jennifer NelsonAlthough tempted to analyze with "the benefit of hindsight" a suit filed by beneficiaries of a trust against a bank
that served as the trustee, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of the bank after finding the
bank acted in good faith.
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February 27, 2009
Jennifer NelsonIn a case requiring the Indiana Court of Appeals to "perform a delicate balance" between making sure a mentally
disabled person wasn't improperly denied his constitutional rights and not penalizing police for non-coercive conduct,
the appellate court affirmed the denial of a defendant's motion to suppress.
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February 27, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a man's request for the reappointment of a special prosecutor because
the original basis for appointing the special prosecutor still existed even after one charge was dropped.
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February 26, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals addressed for the first time today whether under Indiana Code Section 35-48-4-16(b) a defendant
only has the burden of placing the issue in question where the state's evidence hasn't done so.
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February 24, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Senate has given its OK to add three judges to the state's second highest appellate court.
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February 24, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA trial court didn't err in imposing three consecutive sentences following a man's guilty plea to three counts of
felony non-support of a dependent because his failure to pay didn't constitute a single episode of criminal activity,
the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today.
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February 24, 2009
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February 23, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the denial of an incarcerated man's petition for child support modification after
determining the trial court incorrectly imputed his weekly gross income.
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February 20, 2009
Jennifer NelsonIn an issue of first impression as to what circumstances an issuing bank may refuse to pay a cashier's check, the Indiana
Court of Appeals ruled in the instant case the issuing bank wasn't entitled to stop payment on it later.
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February 20, 2009
Michael HoskinsBoth houses of the Indiana General Assembly took action on court-related legislation Thursday.
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February 19, 2009
Michael HoskinsState statute clearly allows grandparent visitation to survive a child's adoption by another biological grandparent, the
Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
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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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February 17, 2009
Jennifer NelsonA former chief probation officer for the Clark Superior Court isn't entitled to back pay after she stepped down as chief,
the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today.
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February 17, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a town in a disannexation order because the plaintiffs in the case didn't
file their complaint for relief until after the statute of limitations had run out.
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February 16, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a judgment in favor of one of the owners of a dissolved LLC, finding the trial court
erred when it entered judgment against the other owner personally without ordering an outside accounting of the company's
finances.
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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.