7th Circuit Court of Appeals posted no Indiana opinions at IL deadline.
Indiana Supreme Court
An-Hung Yao and Yu-Ting Lin v. State of Indiana
35S02-1112-CR-704
Criminal. Cannot conclude that as a matter of law the defendants engaged in no conduct nor effected any result in Indiana
that was an element of either the theft or the counterfeiting charge. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying
sub silentio Lin’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. The defendants’ airsoft gun is a written instrument
within the meaning of the statute and therefore reverses the trial court’s dismissal of the counterfeiting charges.
The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendants’ motions to dismiss the theft and corrupt business
influence charges.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Cortney L. Schwartz v. Jodi S. Heeter
02A03-1109-DR-401
Domestic relation/Rehearing. Clarifies holding that Jodi Heeter waived her arguments on the motions for modification of support
on appeal. She is not entitled to reconsideration of the motions by the trial court.
Ann L. Miller and Richard A. Miller v. Glenn L. Dobbs, D.O., and Partners in Health
15A05-1108-CT-431
Civil tort. Reverses summary judgment in favor of Dr. Dobbs and Partners in Health. Where, as here, the proposed complaint
was delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail to the Department of Insurance within the statute of limitations,
but did not contain the filing and processing fees, and the fees were paid shortly after the plaintiffs were informed of their
inadvertent failure to pay the fees, such complaints should be determined on their merits. Remands for further proceedings.
Judge Brown concurs in result in a separate opinion; Judge Vaidik dissents.
Michael Patrick Knott and Andrew John Knott v. State of Indiana
28A04-1203-PL-122
Civil plenary. Affirms issuance of order of appropriation and appointment of appraisers in the state’s complaint to
acquire a portion of the Knotts’ land to construct Interstate 69. The federal statutes upon which the Knotts’
objections depend do not concern the acquisition of property, but are related to collateral issues concerning the interstate
project.
In Re the Adoption of C.R.R. and S.A.R.; W.E.R. v. D.M.T. (NFP)
49A02-1201-AD-45
Adoption. Affirms order granting the petition filed by D.M.T. to adopt C.R.R. and S.A.R.
Carl S. Piatt v. State of Indiana (NFP)
73A01-1202-CR-116
Criminal. Reverses denial of motion to correct erroneous sentence and remands with instructions.
Delon Churchill v. State of Indiana (NFP)
48A02-1111-CR-1108
Criminal. Affirms admission of certain evidence and that there was no prosecutorial misconduct. Affirms Class B felony robbery.
Remands with instructions the trial court vacate the four Class B felony confinement convictions and sentences. Judge Bradford
dissents.
Parrin J. Garner v. State of Indiana (NFP)
20A03-1110-CR-473
Criminal. Affirms conviction and sentence for Class B felony robbery.
Clay R. Firestone v. State of Indiana (NFP)
32A01-1201-PC-32
Post conviction. Affirms denial of petition for post-conviction relief and remands with instructions to assign the habitual
offender enhancement to one of Firestone’s convictions.
Indiana Tax Court posted no opinions at IL deadline.














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.
In regards to bill's comment about trusting the cover meant. We can trust them about as much as we can trust attorneys'.
This is disturbing to learn...