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United States of America v. Timothy L. Richards
25-1357
Criminal. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Fort Wayne Division. Chief Judge Holly Brady. Affirms the district court’s sentence of 36 months in prison for Timothy Richards for violating the terms of his supervised release. Finds the court properly considered rehabilitation before revoking Richards’s supervision and imposing a sentence. Attorney for appellant: Jared Hamernick. Attorneys for appellee: David Hollar, Nathaniel Whalen, Eli Temkin.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Matthew Dale Thies Sr. v. State of Indiana
24A-PC-2600
Post-conviction relief. Affirms the Dearborn Superior Court’s denial of Matthew Thies’ petition for post-conviction relief. Finds Thies has failed to demonstrate that a reasonable jury could have reached a different verdict but for counsels’ alleged errors. Also finds that even if trial counsels’ performance may have fallen short of ideal standards in some respects, Thies has failed to prove that he was prejudiced by the alleged errors. Finally, finds the post-conviction court, therefore, did not err in determining that Thies did not prove that he had received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Attorney for appellant: Michael Cunningham. Attorneys for appellees: Todd Rokita, Robert Yoke.
In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of A.W. (Minor Child), J.W. (Father), and T.W. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al.
24A-JT-3052
Juvenile termination of parental rights. Reverses a Marion Superior Court order terminating the parental relationship between J.W. and T.W. and their child, A.W. Finds the parents’ due process rights were violated by the trial court’s failure to compel the Department of Child Services to disclose the names and contact information of the child’s foster parents because that information could have led to the discovery of admissible evidence the parents would have been entitled to present pursuant to Indiana Code section 31-32-2-3(b)(2). Remands for further proceedings. Judge Cale Bradford dissents with separate opinion. Attorneys for appellants: Talisha Griffin, Matthew Anglemeyer,
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