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Special needs trust lawyer faces another theft charge

A suspended Indianapolis attorney who specialized in establishing special needs trusts before he was accused of stealing from those clients is facing felony theft charges in another Indiana county. Kenneth S. Service, 45, was charged last month with Class D felony theft in Delaware County, where he is accused of stealing $23,622 from a former client, authorities said Thursday.

Opinions July 5, 2018

Indiana Court of Appeals
Corey Bullock v. State of Indiana
49A05-1706-CR-1247
Criminal. Affirms Corey Bullock’s 50-year sentence for conviction of Level 1 felony murder and Level 6 felony neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury. Finds the Marion Superior Court did not enter judgment of conviction after Bullock’s first trial. Finds retrial is not barred if judgment of conviction is erroneously entered on the chronological case summary but then quickly vacated.

Celadon admits it is under federal criminal investigation

Indianapolis-based trucking firm Celadon Group Inc. says federal investigators are conducting a criminal investigation of the financial-reporting issues that the company has been working to resolve for more than a year.

COA: Errant CCS judgment entry can’t void murder retrial

The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that retrials are not barred if a judgment of conviction is erroneously entered on a chronological case summary, letting stand a murder conviction after the retrial of a man charged with the death of his girlfriend’s infant daughter.

COA: Husband must pay child support with interest

A husband who paid less than $200 of the child support he owed will now have to cover more than the arrearage amount after the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled the wife is also entitled to interest.

Source: Barrett among Trump’s top 3 SCOTUS contenders

President Donald Trump is closing in on his next Supreme Court nominee, with three federal judges including Indiana’s Amy Coney Barrett leading the competition to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Ruling against Indianapolis’ condo nuisance claim upheld

Summary judgment entered in favor of an east side Indianapolis condominium complex was affirmed when the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that damages sought against the complex by the city for being a “nuisance” were inappropriate.

Opinions July 3, 2018

7th Circuit Court of  Appeals
Destiny Hoffman v. Susan Knoebel
17-2750
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, New Albany Division. Senior Judge Sarah Evans Barker.
Civil tort. Affirms dismissal of Hoffman’s proposed class action against former Clark County Drug Court Director Susan Knoebel and others for wrongful detentions. Finds that while the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights were violated during their time as participants in the Clark County DTC, plaintiffs cannot overcome the barriers to recovery against the four named defendants.

Clark County Drug Court ‘ran roughshod,’ but litigants lose appeal

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday found litigants in Clark County’s troubled drug court endured significant deprivations of their constitutional rights — including sometimes being jailed for months without due process — but offered no relief in the appeal of their dismissed civil lawsuit.

Conour agrees to dismiss third appeal of wire fraud conviction

Convicted fraudster and former Indianapolis attorney William Conour has agreed to dismiss a third appeal of his 10-year federal prison sentence stemming from a 2012 wire fraud conviction for stealing more than $6 million from his personal-injury and wrongful-death clients.

Barrett among 4 SCOTUS contenders Trump has interviewed

President Donald Trump has interviewed four prospective Supreme Court justices so far, including Notre Dame law professor and 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Trump said Tuesday he expects to interview two to three more contenders as his nominee to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Fort Wayne woman takes plea deal in threat against judge

A Fort Wayne woman accused of threatening to kill a judge has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in a deal with prosecutors. Ida Mae Wilson appeared in a Delaware County court on Monday and apologized for saying she would shoot Judge Thomas Cannon Jr. in a phone call to her son, who was in jail. 

Call for AG Hill to resign arises amid harassment investigation

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill was investigated this year after four women claimed he touched them inappropriately at a bar. Hill was investigated by the same law firm that recently drew an ethics complaint for its handling of a separate investigation that cleared a powerful Ohio lawmaker. Meanwhile, Indiana’s Democratic Party leader has called on Hill to resign.