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A woman’s conviction of resisting law enforcement was affirmed Friday by the Indiana Court of Appeals, which found no error by the trial court in denying a mistrial sought by the defense for alleged prosecutorial misconduct.
Two Indiana men recently exonerated by DNA evidence in a gang rape case are suing over their wrongful convictions.
USA Gymnastics has reached a confidential settlement in a Georgia lawsuit that spurred an Indianapolis Star investigation into the organization's practices for reporting child abuse.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Friday that he is calling lawmakers back to the Statehouse for a special session that will begin May 14.
In a split 2-1 decision, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Indiana’s abortion ban, which prohibited a woman from terminating her pregnancy because of the gender, race or disability of the fetus.
A former Vigo County School Corp. administrator has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a kickback scheme.
The federal government cannot withhold public safety grants from cities that refuse to cooperate with President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
As the 2018 speaker for the James P. White Lecture on Legal Education, Robert Grey, Jr., focused not on the classroom, but on what comes after and the changes that are occurring to bring more diversity to law firms and general counsel offices.
A man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the beating death of a former northern Indiana city councilman has been sentenced to six years in prison.
The federal judiciary is requesting $7.22 billion in funding for Fiscal Year 2019, a 3.2 percent budget increase, to support court initiatives related to cyber and physical security.
With 21-to-0 vote, Judge Amy St. Eve and Michael Scudder, the nominees for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, were approved Thursday by the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Their nominations now proceed to the Senate for a confirmation vote at date to be determined.
The Indiana Southern District Court has partially denied summary judgment to an Indiana University fraternity implicated in a campus sexual assault after finding “open issues” in the applicability of Indiana Supreme Court precedent concerning foreseeability in the context of duty.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Currant Barnes v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A02-1711-CR-2542
Criminal. Affirms Currant Barnes’ conviction of Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana. The evidence is sufficient to support the conviction.
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Administrative Officer Mary Willis has resigned from her position and is no longer working for the Supreme Court, the court announced Thursday. Jane Seigel, current and soon-to-retire executive director of the Indiana Office of Court Services, will serve as interim CAO.
The CSX railroad lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a fired female locomotive engineer who alleges gender and disability discrimination. The complaint also contends CSX more severely disciplined its female workers than male workers, among other allegations.
The Indianapolis location of Cleveland-based law firm Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP is closing after nearly all its former attorneys migrated to Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP this week.
A broader DNA database is helping police find suspects to unsolved crimes. Perhaps soon it might mean finding the man who killed Delphi teens Libby German and Abby Williams.
Attorneys for a Fort Wayne man charged in four killings have ended their challenge to a judge’s removal of a defense attorney from the case.
Michael Flowers v. State of Indiana
10A01-1703-CR-586
Criminal. Reverses revocation of Michael Flowers’ placement in community corrections, with the majority finding the Clark Circuit Court erred in its analysis of whether it had authority to order Flowers to community corrections. The majority found the trial court also acted on flawed analysis when it stated in a hearing that any order by a senior judge can be reviewed and modified or altered by the presiding judge. Remands for proceedings and a new order. Judge Patricia Riley dissents and would affirm the trial court, finding it had inherent judicial authority to modify the placement order under I.C. 33-23-2-4.
The Indiana Court of Appeals on Wednesday declined to update the status of an Indianapolis man convicted of burglary who was caught with a stolen iPad after he incriminated himself with a Facebook post.