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Dustin A. Lane v. State of Indiana
24S-CR-150
Criminal. Affirms Dustin Lane’s aggregate sentence of more than eight years for 10 misdemeanors he committed by sending letters from prison to his former partner, while serving time after a domestic battery conviction and in violation of a no-contact order. Finds that a lengthy sentence of incarceration for such offenses is necessary to protect victims and the community from an offender with a history of violence. Also finds that Lane’s crimes and character indicate that he poses a continuing danger of restarting a cycle of physical and emotional abuse towards A.N. Justice Derek Molter dissents with separate opinion in which Justice Mark Massa joins.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Kristin R. Roush v. Ryan E. Roush
23A-DC-2290
Domestic relations with children. Reverses the Elkhart Superior Court’s order finding Kristin Roush in contempt and imposing sanctions on her, including incarceration. Finds the trial court abused its discretion when it granted the mother’s attorney’s motion to withdraw and held the evidentiary hearing without her. Remands for further proceedings with the instruction that the trial court shall hold a new hearing on the motions that were pending at the time of the Sept. 18 hearing.
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