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Judge believes court could remove man from sex offender list
July 26, 2012
Jennifer NelsonIndiana Court of Appeals Chief Judge Margret Robb dissented from her colleagues in a case involving a man who wanted his name
taken off the Indiana Sex Offender Registry.
MoreSex offender’s home ownership doesn’t impact residency restriction
July 17, 2012
Jennifer NelsonA convicted sex offender who argued that a probation condition prohibiting him from living within 1,000 feet of a school is
unduly restrictive on his property interest in a home he owns lost his appeal before the Indiana Court of Appeals.
MoreJudge upholds sex offender ban from Facebook
June 25, 2012
Jennifer NelsonIndiana’s law banning certain registered sex offenders from using social networking sites that allow minors is not unconstitutional,
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt ruled Friday.
MoreCOA: Sex offender registration statute not unconstitutional
June 11, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryThe Indiana Court of Appeals held that a man who was convicted of violating requirements of the Indiana sex offender registry
statute failed to show evidence of ex post facto law.
MoreRevocation of probation was court error
June 5, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryA trial court erred when it revoked a man’s probation, because it failed to consider several factors before issuing
that order, Indiana’s Court of Appeals ruled.
MoreCourt rules man invoked right to counsel
May 14, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals found a man’s question, “Can I get a lawyer?” during police questioning unambiguously
and unequivocally invoked his Fifth Amendment right to counsel, so the trial court erred in denying the man’s motion
to suppress statements he made to police.
MoreCOA rules in favor of DOC employee
March 29, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals has found the trial court should have granted summary judgment to a Department of Correction
employee on a man's claim that he was personally deprived a liberty interest when the DOC refused to remove his name from
the sex offender registry.
More7th Circuit affirms man's remanded sentence
February 2, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the 210-month sentence received by a defendant on remand for attempting to coerce
or entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.
MoreSCOTUS rules on scope of sex offender registration law
January 23, 2012
Michael HoskinsThe Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that a federal law requiring sex offenders to update their registration when
crossing states lines doesn’t automatically apply to those who committed their crimes before the law was passed.
MoreJudges find ex post facto claim waived
November 30, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe man who raised a constitutional challenge to the propriety of his conviction of failing to register as a sex offender
waived his ex post facto claim when he entered into a plea agreement, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Wednesday.
MoreAttorney must register as a sex offender
October 7, 2011
Jennifer NelsonAn attorney and former Democratic candidate for Gibson County prosecutor indicted on charges including possession of child
pornography and false informing, entered into a plea agreement Tuesday that wouldn’t have required he register as a
sex offender. After further review, the trial judge realized Indiana law requires him to do so.
MoreCOA finds 2007 version of statute is an ex post facto law
September 19, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed in part a man’s petition for post-conviction relief challenging the finding
that he is ineligible to petition for a change of status regarding being a sexually violent predator. The 2007 version of
the applicable statute is an unconstitutional ex post facto law as applied to him.
MoreCourt: Man may be classified as sexually violent predator
June 29, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court ruled 4-1 that classifying a man as a sexually violent predator due to an amendment to the Sex Offender
Registration Act doesn’t violate Indiana’s prohibition of ex post facto laws or the doctrine of separation of
powers.
MoreHigh court splits on molestation conviction
June 1, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court was divided Wednesday in an opinion regarding whether a man could be charged with Class C felony
child molesting 16 years after he last molested his stepniece.
More7th Circuit addresses sex offender registration law
May 3, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has joined a majority of other circuits nationwide in finding that the federal sex offender
registration law is not a retroactive punishment on those who were convicted prior to 2006 and traveled after the law was
enacted.
MoreJudges to hear sex-offender registration appeal in Franklin
April 13, 2011
IL StaffA panel of judges from the Indiana Court of Appeals travels to Franklin Friday to hear arguments in the interlocutory appeal
of a man who’s charged with not registering as a sex offender.
MoreCOA: Admission of prior convictions fundamental error
March 9, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for a sex offender convicted of failing to register while having a prior
conviction. The court ruled the evidence regarding his prior convictions for failing to register shouldn’t have been
admitted at trial.
MoreALJ, problem-solving courts bills moving
January 24, 2011
IL StaffA House bill dealing with problem-solving courts and a Senate bill that involves administrative proceedings and administrative
law judge disqualifications have made it out of their respective judiciary committees.
MoreJudges reverse man's removal from sex offender list
January 10, 2011
Jennifer NelsonA trial court erred in ordering a man’s name removed from the state’s sex offender registry because the court
didn’t provide notice to the appropriate parties or hold a hearing before doing so, ruled the Indiana Court of Appeals.
MoreJustices accept 4 cases
January 10, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court took four cases for the week ending Jan. 7, including a case in which a convicted child molester
asked for his sentence to be reduced but ended up having it ordered to be increased due to a sentencing error.
MoreJTAC fee, court-reporter licensing bills proposed
January 6, 2011
IL StaffCourt reporters would need licenses, there would be more money to implement the statewide case management system in trial
courts, and convicted sex offenders would be banned from public libraries if these bills introduced this session become law.
MoreJustices accept one criminal case
December 28, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court has taken an Elkhart County appeal challenging three felony child molesting convictions and an 80-year
aggregate sentence.
MoreCourt erred in admitting child's videotaped statement
November 23, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA trial court improperly allowed a videotaped statement by a victim of child molesting into evidence instead of having the
child participate in live direct examination, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today in its reversal of a man’s molesting
convictions.
MoreJustices take sex offender case
November 22, 2010
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to a case filed by a convicted felon who refuses to register as a sex offender
for life.
MoreCourt upholds juvenile placement with DOC
November 12, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals upheld placing a juvenile with the Indiana Department of Correction over his objections that
there was a less restrictive alternative available.
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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.
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.