Opinions May 17, 2013

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Indiana Supreme Court
State of Indiana ex rel. Glenn D. Commons, et al. v. The Hon. John R. Pera, et al.
45S00-1303-OR-209
Original action/judiciary. Grants in part and denies in part relief sought by relators, Lake County magistrates, who sought to prevent civil division Judge Nicholas Schiralli from transferring to the juvenile bench. The court held that Schiralli, who had not been appointed to the bench through merit selection, may not transfer without first being appointed through merit selection. The court denied the magistrates’ request that no judicial transfers be allowed without merit selection. The court denied Lake County judges’ assertion that the Lake County merit selection statute in question, I.C. 33-33-45-21(e), is unconstitutional.

Kirk B. Lynch v. State of Indiana
40S05-1301-CR-23
Criminal. Affirms trial court’s sentence of 40 years with five years suspended for attempted child molesting, a Class A felony. Finds the sentence was not inappropriate under Appellate Rule 7(B) because it exceeded the advisory sentence by 10 years.

Calvin Merida v. State of Indiana
69S01-1301-CR-24
Criminal. Affirms trial court imposition of consecutive advisory sentences for an aggregate term of 60 years for two counts of child molesting as Class A felonies. Vacated the Indiana Court of Appeal’s decision to revise the sentences under Appellate Rule 7(B), holding the sentences imposed were not inappropriate.

Indiana Court of Appeals
Ladonna A. Reck, As Personal Rep. of the Estate of Evelyn L. Holmes v. Harry Clifton Knight, M.D., Mona Siddiqui Saifullah, M.D., Community Health Network, Inc., et al. (NFP)
49A05-1208-CT-428
Civil tort/medical malpractice. Affirms denial of motion to correct error filed following dismissal of the proposed complaint after a statutorily imposed deadline passed.

Robert V. Allen v. State of Indiana (NFP)

71A03-1209-CR-408
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class D felony theft.

Rodney D. Mosby v. State of Indiana (NFP)
71A04-1209-CR-469
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class B felony robbery and Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement.
 
The Indiana Tax Court issued no opinions prior to IL deadline. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued no Indiana decisions prior to IL deadline.

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