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Manafort gets 47 months; Trump feels ‘very badly’ for ex-campaign chair
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, much less than what was called for under federal sentencing guidelines.
Opinions March 8, 2019
Indiana Supreme Court
Marcus Zanders v. State of Indiana
15S01-1611-CR-571
Criminal. Affirms Marcus Zanders’ convictions of two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. Finds that accessing Zanders’ cell-site location information was a Fourth Amendment search under Carpenter v. United States, 585 U.S. —, 138 S. Ct. 2206 (2018), but even if the CSLI evidence should have been excluded, the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.
Reversal: Trial court erred in rescinding settlement
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s rescission of an order it gave enforcing a settlement agreement in a negligence suit. The appellate panel found the order contradicted itself.
COA reinstates nurse’s negligence claim against hospital
A woman suing a hospital for negligence after falling on property it owned successfully won over an appellate panel that found the hospital failed to designate sufficient evidence to affirmatively negate her claims.
Tax Court vacates previous remand in McCordsville dispute
Three months after remanding a dispute to the Indiana Board of Tax Review with instructions to conduct another hearing, the Indiana Tax Court has vacated that opinion and ruled the claims by co-trustees are barred and untimely.
E-filing available for Brownsburg Town Court
Electronic filing is now available in a Hendricks County’s town court, one of the final forums to make the digital filing switch.
Man loses appeal to disinter relative from family plot
A man who claims his cousin’s ex-wife was wrongfully buried in a family plot in a northern Indiana cemetery lost his appeal of a trial court decision to let the woman continue to rest in peace.
Judgment against casino as discovery sanction affirmed
Finding a Lake Superior judge properly ordered summary judgment against a casino as a sanction for dragging its feet on discovery in an elderly man’s negligence complaint filed after a fall, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed and sent the case back to determine the man’s damages.
Justices: Admission of warrantless cell location data was harmless
Even though law enforcement conducted a warrantless Fourth Amendment search when they accessed of a man’s cellphone location data, the admission of the data does not warrant a new trial because any error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Friday, upholding a man’s four convictions in a case heard on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Virginia Supreme Court clears Indiana man in 1975 rape
The Supreme Court of Virginia has cleared an Indiana man in the 1975 rape of a Virginia woman, issuing a writ of actual innocence Thursday based on DNA evidence.
Rent-to-buy contract argued before Indiana Supreme Court
A dispute that could have a far-reaching impact on the sizable rent-to-own housing market in the Hoosier state was presented to the Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday morning with attorneys arguing over the nature of the rent-to-own contract.
Wabash Superior judge appointed in 2017 dies at 42
A judge appointed to the Wabash Superior Court by Gov. Eric Holcomb less than two years ago as a successor to now-Indiana Supreme Court Justice Christopher Goff has died. Judge Amy Catherine Conner Cornell, 42, died Feb. 19 after an illness.
COA to travel for three arguments next week
Three Appeals on Wheels oral arguments will be heard next week, involving wrongful termination of a hospital employee, suppression of evidence from a pat-down search and a hotel’s appeal of granted possession.
Ex-Trump campaign boss Manafort to be sentenced in tax fraud
When former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is sentenced for tax and bank fraud , U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III will likely issue the same lecture he gives to drug dealers and bank robbers.
Opinions March 7, 2019
Indiana Court of Appeals
Chaz Colin Kruger v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
18A-CR-1144
Criminal. Affirms Chaz Kruger’s aggregate 12-year sentence for conviction of Level 4 felony burglary, Level 6 felony residential entry, Level 6 felony attempted residential entry, and Class A misdemeanor theft. Finds the Tippecanoe Superior Court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing Kruger. Finds his sentence is not inappropriate in light of the nature of his offense and his character.
Investigators: Indiana boy shot trooper dad over video games
Investigators say an 11-year-old northern Indiana boy shot and wounded his state-trooper father because he was upset that his parents took away his video games.
Indiana trooper won’t be charged in fatal shooting of man
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A state trooper won't be charged in the fatal shooting of a man along a western Indiana highway.
Michael Cohen sought Trump pardon, attorney says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, "directed his attorney" to explore a potential presidential pardon last year with Trump's legal team. That's according to a statement Thursday by Lanny Davis, Cohen's current attorney.
Statehouse considering two abortion bills while court challenges loom
With petitions still pending at the U.S. Supreme Court over Indiana’s 2016 abortion law, two new anti-abortion bills are moving through the Statehouse and at least one, if it becomes law, could drag the state back into court for a new battle.