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Judge Magnus-Stinson takes oath
June 15, 2010
IL StaffThe newest judge for the Southern District of Indiana was sworn in Monday to officially become a U.S. District Judge.
MoreCOA: Officer's observation didn't violate man's rights
June 15, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a defendant’s various drug convictions and sentence, finding the police officer
didn’t violate the man’s Fourth Amendment rights by looking in the defendant’s car when trying to serve
a warrant.
MoreSenate confirms Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
June 15, 2010
Michael HoskinsMarion Superior Judge Tanya Walton Pratt has just received confirmation from the U.S. Senate, meaning she'll become state's
first African-American federal judge and one of four female jurists on Indiana's federal bench.
MoreProsecutor in Ford Pinto case dies
June 15, 2010
IL StaffThe Elkhart County prosecutor who took on Ford Motor Co. in criminal court in Indiana died Monday morning. Michael A. Cosentino was 74.
Committee OKs idea of new Indiana federal magistrate
June 14, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe state could be on its way to getting a new federal magistrate in the Southern District of Indiana, the first new magistrate
in more than two decades.
MoreSCOTUS declines New Albany ordinance case
June 14, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Supreme Court of the United States won’t take a case from New Albany about the city’s battle to close an adult
book and movie store.
MoreCourt: juveniles can be placed on sex offender registry
June 14, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Court of Appeals says a ruling by the state justices last year can’t be used to stop juvenile courts from
ordering juveniles to register as sex offenders.
MoreSCOTUS won't take Indiana lab tech case
June 14, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe nation’s highest court won’t take a case from the Indiana Supreme Court, which decided last year that it did
not violate a man’s Sixth Amendment rights for a lab technician who’d processed DNA evidence to not testify at
trial.
MoreCOA refuses to rule defendants get blanket immunity
June 11, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed that an arrestee brought to the hospital by police who was forced to have a catheter to obtain a urine sample can’t sue the health-care providers under the Medical Malpractice Act. The appellate judges also ruled the health-care providers weren’t entitled to blanket immunity.
Senate to vote on Judge Pratt Tuesday
June 11, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe U.S. Senate plans to vote on a Marion Superior judge’s nomination for the federal bench on Tuesday, according to a spokesman in Sen. Evan’s Bayh’s office. Senators agreed Thursday to consider the nomination of Marion Superior Judge Tanya Walton Pratt, whom the president chose in January for the Southern District of Indiana to succeed Judge David F. Hamilton. Judge Hamilton was elevated to the federal appeals bench late last year.
Court rules on liability in nursing home accident
June 10, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Court of Appeals today turned to an issue that has been dealt with few times in state court history:
What happens when a nursing home facility brings a local string band to play for the residents, and one of those volunteers arrives on the property and drives into the building before the performance, jumping a curb and striking a nursing home resident on the front porch before crashing into the building itself?
MoreWhat happens when a nursing home facility brings a local string band to play for the residents, and one of those volunteers arrives on the property and drives into the building before the performance, jumping a curb and striking a nursing home resident on the front porch before crashing into the building itself?
Supreme Court denies transfer to four
June 10, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerThe Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer in four cases June 3. As of today’s Indiana Lawyer daily deadline, the court had not yet posted transfers since those from the week ending June 4.
Judges: no private cause allowed for not reporting abuse, neglect
June 10, 2010
Michael HoskinsStanding behind a decision made by appellate judges about 20 years ago, the Indiana Court of Appeals has again declined to
interpret state statute in a way that allows for a private right of action for failing to report child abuse or neglect.
MoreJustices say sentencing scores can be used
June 10, 2010
Michael HoskinsState trial judges can consider sentencing scores to help tailor penalties to individual defendants, as long as those results
aren’t used as final aggravating or mitigating factors in deciding a penalty length, the Indiana Supreme Court says
MoreJudges uphold sentence increase on appeal
June 10, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s sentence that they had increased on appeal in March in an opinion
on rehearing today and addressed the characteristics of an Indiana Appellate Rule 7(B) review.
MoreCourt rules on literacy program, educational credit time
June 9, 2010
Michael HoskinsWhile applauding a prison inmate for pursuing higher education while behind bars, the Indiana Court of Appeals has determined
that man shouldn’t receive additional educational credit time for a program the state system doesn’t consider
to fit into its definition of “literacy and life skills” programs.
MoreJustices asked to revisit Indian family law
June 9, 2010
Michael HoskinsAt least one Indiana Court of Appeals judge believes the state’s highest court should revisit how it applies a three-decade
old statute to tribal Indian family adoption issues inside Indiana.
MoreJustices differ on defining 'youth program center'
June 9, 2010
Jennifer NelsonTwo Indiana Supreme Court justices objected to affirming a man’s drug sentence for possession within 1,000 feet of a
“youth program center” because the church that ran the programs wasn’t easily identifiable as regularly
running programs for kids.
MoreArticles about pending cases raise concerns
June 9, 2010
Michael HoskinsAt least two attorneys are questioning how some legal publications have included articles, columns, or other types of coverage
on pending cases, and they worry that these articles may influence the judges on the cases.
MoreCenter, interns address migrant workers' legal rights
June 9, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerIndiana Legal Services Migrant Farm Workers Center, led by Melody Goldberg, helps migrant workers understand their legal rights.
MoreIndiana Justice Boehm stepping down after 14 years
June 9, 2010
Michael HoskinsAfter more than a decade on the Indiana Supreme Court, Justice Theodore Boehm is ready to enter the next stage of his life
and career.
MoreCriminal tax evasion offers legal option in targeting dog, puppy mills
June 9, 2010
Michael HoskinsA July 2009 law put more strength behind local prosecutors and state regulators who can now more diligently pursue
illegal animal activity of puppy mills who don't pay taxes.
MoreGroups to offer August seminars on attorney retirement
June 9, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerThere’s an old joke in the legal profession that attorneys never retire.So the Indiana State Bar Association and Indiana
Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program have partnered to present three conferences
in late August about retirement preparation.
MoreSchedule set to fill upcoming Indiana Supreme Court vacancy
June 9, 2010
Michael HoskinsAnyone who wants to be the next Indiana Supreme Court justice has until the end of June to apply for upcoming vacancy on the
state’s highest court.
MoreTippecanoe bar gets new officers
June 9, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerThe Tippecanoe County Bar Association, which has about 100 active dues-paying members, has elected the several Lafayette attorneys
to be officers.
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This is disturbing to learn...
Yikes!
Yikes!
This is a lie just like most of the things the government says. Of, course, we all know we can trust the government, right?
Indiana Constitution: Article 1, Section 19. In all criminal cases whatever, the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts.