Pre-trial hearing postponed for Hammond bombing suspect
A federal magistrate has postponed the pre-trial hearing of a northwestern Indiana man charged in a pipe bomb explosion at a post office.
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1 of 2 girls accused in Slender Man stabbing to be sentenced
One of two Wisconsin girls who attempted to kill a classmate to win favor with a fictional horror character named Slender Man will find out Thursday how long she will spend in a mental hospital.
Convicted fraudster accuses attorney of secret relationship
A former Fishers investment manager serving a 10-year prison sentence for securities fraud claims that a prominent Indianapolis attorney engaged in a secret, improper relationship with his wife while representing him.
Gymnast McKayla Maroney says settlement covered up sex abuse
Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney was forced to sign a confidential settlement with the group that trains U.S. Olympic gymnasts to keep allegations that she was sexually abused by team doctor Larry Nassar a secret, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Supreme Court allows inverse condemnation complaint to proceed
An inverse condemnation complaint against Duke Energy can continue after the Indiana Supreme Court determined the complaint did not allege sufficient facts that could support a dismissal for failure to state a claim.
Hill urging consumers penalized for negative reviews to contact AG’s office
Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is encouraging consumers to contact his office if they have been penalized for posting truthful, negative reviews of businesses online, advice that comes on the heels of national backlash against a Brown County inn that charged a customer for posting a negative review.
Attorney who failed to file appeal then lied about conduct suspended
An attorney who failed to timely file an appellant’s brief for a client seeking an expungement then lied about his work on the case has been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for at least 90 days.
Opinions Dec. 20, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
City of Washington, Indiana v. Daviess County Rural Water System, Inc.
14A01-1702-PL-316
Civil plenary. Affirms and reverses in part the entry of judgment in favor of Daviess County Rural Water System, Inc. and the invalidation of an ordinance that raised DCRW’s rate 57 percent. Finds the Daviess Circuit Court did not abuse its discretion in finding the city breached its contract with DCRW by enacting the ordinance, so the ordinance is null and void as it relates to DCRW. Also finds the trial court erroneously invalidated the entire ordinance, so the ordinance remains in full force and effect as it relates to out-of-city customers other than DCRW. Finally, finds the trial court did not err in declining to dismiss DCRW’s declaratory judgment action or in consolidating the declaratory and statutory actions.
Divided COA rules officers’ search violated Indiana constitution
A divided Indiana Court of Appeals has thrown out a man’s drug and firearm convictions after determining the officers who discovered the evidence violated the Indiana Constitution by maneuvering around a locked gate to locate the evidence.
COA strikes down 57 percent water rate increase
The city of Washington cannot impose a 57 percent rate increase on a local nonprofit water utility after the Indiana Court of Appeals determined Wednesday that increase was not reflected by an actual increase in costs.
Urban killings rise in clusters, even as cities grow safer
When she started an urban farm in one of Indianapolis’ roughest neighborhoods, retired chemist Aster Bekele wanted to teach at-risk kids how to garden, and maybe sneak in a little science.
Couple charged in hit-and-run that killed 3
A northern Indiana woman and her husband were charged Tuesday in an August hit-and-run that killed two children and an adult.
Attorney facing theft charges resigns from bar
A Chicago-based lawyer with a practice in Gary has resigned from the Indiana bar as an ongoing criminal investigation against her continues.
Justices to decide whether dismissed manslaughter trial can proceed
After initially being charged in the shooting death of his wife, John Larkin’s criminal case was thrown out after a trial court judge determined the state failed to bring Larkin to trial within the appropriate timeframe. Plus, the case was rife with state and prosecutorial misconduct, leading the judge to conclude Larkin could no longer receive a fair trial.
60 senior judges certified for 2018
The Indiana Supreme Court has certified 60 judicial officers as senior judges for the coming year.
High Court finds abandonment defense was disproved
A man convicted of attempted robbery of and conspiracy to rob a Terre Haute gas station has lost his appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court, which found Monday there was sufficient evidence to disprove his defense of abandonment.
Opinions Dec. 19, 2017
The following Indiana Supreme Court opinion was posted after IL deadline Monday:
In the Matter of: Philip H. Chamberlain
53S00-1303-DI-191
Disciplinary. Suspends Philip Chamberlain for at least three years without automatic reinstatement. Finds Chamberlain engaged in attorney misconduct by committing the crime of counterfeiting.
Indiana law schools post decline in enrollment
Although nationally the number of 1L students starting law school in the 2017 fall semester increased, the 2017 first-year class enrolled Indiana’s four law schools declined by nearly 100 students compared to the class that began in 2016.
Mentally ill woman found not guilty by insanity in pastor’s shooting
After two trials and two convictions of guilty but mentally ill in the shooting death of a Southport pastor, the Indiana Court of Appeals ordered the trial court to enter a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity against the woman who admitted to the shooting.
COA partially reverses delinquent adjudication against teen
A teenager who devised a plan to shoot his assistant principal and other students while at school has had one delinquent adjudications reversed after the Indiana Court of Appeals determined the threat the student made against the assistant principal did not meet the statutory definition of intimidation.