Autopsy: Man who fled police fatally shot by trooper
Authorities say an autopsy determined that a man wanted by police after fleeing from a traffic stop in Columbus was fatally shot by a state trooper in southern Indiana.
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Sentence affirmed for man who killed exchange students in drunk driving crash
A man convicted of killing three foreign exchange students in a violent car crash while driving drunk won't have his 38 ½-year sentence after the Indiana Court of Appeals determined he failed to prove his sentence was inappropriate.
Judges affirm intimidation conviction against man who threatened neighbor
The state presented sufficient evidence to prove a Cass County man intimidated his neighbor by engaging in a true threat against his neighbor and intending to place his neighbor in fear of retaliation, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
COA reverses CHINS finding for lack of evidence
An Allen County child will no longer be considered in need of services after the Indiana Court of Appeals determined Friday the Department of Child Services failed to provide sufficient evidence to support a CHINS finding.
COA reverses order making ex-spouses co-owners of college savings account
An Indiana trial court erred when it ordered two divorced parents to become co-owners of the ex-husband’s 529 savings account in post-dissolution proceedings, finding the account was the man’s property, so the trial court lacked authority to make his ex-wife a co-owner.
Opinions Sept. 29, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
David K. Miller v. Joy A. (Miller) Brown
03A01-1703-DR-512
Domestic relation. Reverses the Bartholomew Superior Court’s order requiring David Miller and Joy Brown to combine all the savings from four college savings accounts into a single, jointly owned account for the benefit of their youngest son, N.M. Finds the funds in the two accounts opened by Miller are his property and the trial court lacked authority to make Brown a co-owner. Remands for a new ruling on Brown’s petition for payment of N.M.’s college expenses.
California helps workers sue their bosses. New York has noticed
Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether employees have the right to bring class actions against their bosses. With the court’s Republican majority restored this year by President Donald Trump, labor advocates aren’t holding their breath. Instead, they’re pursuing a work-around pioneered on the West Coast.
Owner of Indiana day care where infant died gets probation
The owner of an Indianapolis day care where an infant died in 2016 while strapped into a car seat and left alone in an empty room has been ordered not to work in child care.
Activists hope complaint will stymie Dunes development
Activists opposed to the privatization of a pavilion at Indiana Dunes State Park want officials to review a developer’s renovation plans, arguing they would improperly alter the historic building.
Washington state, Seattle are latest to sue opioid makers
Washington state and the city of Seattle on Thursday joined more than two dozen other government entities across the country suing to hold opioid makers accountable for an addiction crisis that has claimed thousands of lives.
Indiana police probe possible suspect in Delphi girls’ killings
Indiana investigators are looking into whether a man arrested in Colorado for allegedly threatening people along a hiking trail with a hatchet could be linked to the February killing of two teenage hikers in Delphi.
Indiana man arrested on warrant for Charlottesville assault
Authorities have arrested an Indiana man on an assault and battery warrant for allegedly punching a man and woman who were demonstrating against last month’s white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Indianapolis double murder suspect arrested in El Paso
Federal marshals in El Paso, Texas, have arrested a 48-year-old man wanted for a double slaying in Indianapolis.
Senate confirms Minkler; committee advances Kirsch, delays vote on Barrett
The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary approved by voice vote five nominees for U.S. attorney, including the nominee for the Northern District of Indiana, Thursday. The full Senate on a voice vote also confirmed Josh Minkler as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.
Opinions Sept. 28, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
Dori J. West v. State of Indiana
02A04-1704-CR-783
Criminal. Reverses Dori West’s conviction of Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement. The state failed to present sufficient evidence to support the conviction.
Judges reverse resisting law enforcement conviction, citing insufficient evidence
A Fort Wayne woman’s conviction for misdemeanor resisting law enforcement was overturned Thursday by the Indiana Court of Appeals after the judges determined the state didn’t prove she fled from the police officers.
COA upholds Hamilton County utility rate increase
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a Hamilton County public utility seeking to have affiliate expenses included in its sewer utility rate calculation.
Court properly suppressed man’s statements to officers, COA rules
A man who told police officers questioning him about a molestation allegation that he was “done with answering questions” will have his statements suppressed at trial after the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s ruling Thursday.
Justices hear Lake Michigan public vs. private rights case
Indiana and public-interest groups took a team approach Thursday to arguing for public access to the shore of Lake Michigan — a claimed public right that private landowners argue never existed in state law.
Suspended special needs trust attorney, foundation’s legal woes continue
A suspended Indianapolis attorney charged with stealing from his clients’ special needs trusts remained at the center of a case argued Wednesday before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Kenneth Shane Service crafted trust documents now in dispute that he has said he intended to be confusing, argued attorneys in a case involving the nonprofit foundation Service established.