Holcomb appoints 3 judges, creates new vacancy
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb created a new vacancy in Tippecanoe Superior Courts last week when he announced three judicial appointments.
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Suit: Indiana Secretary of State’s office broke election law
A government watchdog group is suing Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson, accusing her office of allowing voters to be illegally purged from the state's voting roles.
Manafort indicted; ex-Trump aide pleads in Russia probe
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election revealed its first targets Monday, with a former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump admitting he lied to the FBI about his contacts with Russians. Separately, Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former Manafort business associate were indicted on felony charges of conspiracy against the United States and other counts.
Menendez judge to rule on defense mistrial motion
Defense attorneys for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy friend have accused the judge in their bribery trial of not letting them present evidence and witnesses to prove their case.
Prosecution on hold in Indiana boy’s strangulation death
Prosecution of a Vincennes man charged with fatally strangling his 5-year-old son is on hold while his defense attorney argues he shouldn’t face a possible sentence of life in prison without parole.
American who joined, escaped Islamic State gets 20 years
The only American citizen to be convicted in a U.S. jury trial of successfully joining the Islamic State overseas has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
ABA withdrawing approval for Indiana Tech Law School
Roughly four months after Indiana Tech closed its law school, the American Bar Association is poised to withdraw provisional accreditation of the legal education program.
High court traveling to Evansville Monday
The Indiana Supreme Court will travel south Monday to hear oral arguments in Vanderburgh County in a case involving a student’s alleged bomb threat at an Indianapolis school.
Opinions Oct. 27, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
Tony Petrovski v. Robert Neiswinger
45A03-1706-CT-1412
Civil tort. Reverses the Lake Circuit Court dismissal of Tony Petrovski’s complaint after a car crash for failure to prosecute. Finds that under the unique facts of the case, including attorney Samuel G. Vazanellis’ “complete abdication of his duties,” dismissal was not warranted. Remands.
COA reinstates suit delayed due to lawyer’s ‘abdication’
Despite an almost two-year span with no action on a car-crash complaint, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled the plaintiff may move forward with the suit because the unique facts of the case do not warrant dismissal for failure to prosecute.
COA modifies delinquent adjudication to lesser offense
A teenage boy who threw a rock through a woman’s car window will retain his adjudication as a delinquent child, but the majority of the Indiana Court of Appeals ordered Friday that the evidence requires his adjudication to be based on a lesser offense.
New York defies feds’ ‘sanctuary cities’ order
New York City officials sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department on Friday defying a directive intended to pressure the city into cooperating more with federal immigration enforcement efforts.
Sessions slams judges for thwarting Trump policies
The nation’s chief law enforcement officer on Thursday blasted federal judges who have thwarted or criticized Trump administration policies, accusing them of trying to veto the president’s decisions because they disagree with him politically.
Opinions Oct. 26, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
Matthew Edmonds v. State of Indiana
49A05-1703-CR-400
Criminal. Affirms Matthew Edmonds’ convictions of resisting law enforcement resulting in the death of another person as a Level 3 felony and leaving the scene of an accident as a Level 5 felony. Vacates Edmonds’ two lesser charges of resisting law enforcement and three lesser charges of leaving the scene of an accident. Finds Edmonds may be convicted of only one count of resisting law enforcement, as that is a conduct-based, rather than result-based, crime. Also finds the state provided sufficient evidence to support Edmonds’ conviction of resisting law enforcement resulting in the death of another person. Remands to the Marion Superior Court for resentencing.
Tipton woman faces neglect charge in infant’s daycare death
A Tipton woman faces a neglect charge in the death of an infant who was among 11 children she was caring for at her unlicensed daycare.
South Bend settles drowning death lawsuit for $12K
A family that accused South Bend of being negligent in their daughter’s drowning death has settled a lawsuit for $12,000.
Pharmacist in deadly meningitis outbreak cleared of murder
A pharmacist at a facility whose tainted drugs sparked a nationwide meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people in states including Indiana was cleared Wednesday of murder but was convicted of mail fraud and racketeering.
Court: Man deserves new trial because jurors slept
A man convicted of involuntary manslaughter should get a new trial because two jurors at his original trial slept during testimony, the highest court in Massachusetts said in a decision released Thursday.
Survey: Mental health increasingly a factor in divorces
Family law attorneys are encountering more mental health issues among the spouses and children going through a divorce, according to a recent survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.