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Indiana Court of Appeals
Dustin A. Evans v. State of Indiana
03A04-1612-CR-2911
Criminal. Affirms Dustin Evans’ convictions for escape as a Level 5 felony and unlawful possession of a syringe as a Level 6 felony. Finds there was no fundamental error in the Bartholomew Superior Court’s jury instructions for Evans’ escape charge. Also finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion in ordering consecutive sentences for Evans’ offenses.
A man who escaped in handcuffs from a police vehicle will remain in prison on escape and drug charges after the Indiana Court of Appeals determined Thursday the trial court did not err in instructing the jury or imposing his sentence.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the denial of a woman’s application for disability benefits after finding an administrative law judge properly determined the woman’s medical impairments did not prevent her from working certain jobs.
A man convicted as a teenager in a 2008 Elkhart murder will still be given a federal evidentiary hearing on his claim of ineffective assistance of post-conviction counsel after a majority of 7th Circuit Court of Appeals judges denied the state’s petition for a panel or en banc rehearing.
The Indiana Tax Court has ruled in favor of a northern Indiana trucking company protesting a proposed tax assessment of nearly $500,000, finding the company’s use of its trucks were predominately related to public transportation during the years at issue.
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has agreed to repay motorists more than $62 million it collected in excessive fees to settle a class-action lawsuit.
Prosecutors have charged a 15-year-old Indiana girl with murder in the fatal stabbing of her mother.
President Donald Trump's commission on election fraud continues to defend its request for detailed voter information in court ahead of its first meeting later this week.
A man originally sentenced to one year in prison for disrupting court proceedings will instead serve only six months after the Indiana Court of Appeals found his contempt citation stemmed from a single incident.
An Indianapolis man who attempted to rob a pharmacy in a city more than an hour away was not denied his right to an impartial jury by the use of group voir dire, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Wednesday.
The Fort Wayne legal community is remembering Frederick A. Beckman as a kind attorney who had a sharp mind and a nickname for everyone.
The U.S. Supreme Court is granting the Trump administration's request to more strictly enforce its ban on refugees, at least until a federal appeals court weighs in.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Stacy Lamont Griffin v. State of Indiana
11A05-1609-CR-2084
Criminal. Affirms Stacy Lamont Griffin’s conviction for attempted robbery as a Level 5 felony and his six-year sentence. Finds Griffin has not demonstrated an abuse of the Clay Circuit Court’s discretion in the denial of his motion for sequestered, individualized voir dire. Also finds sufficient evidence supports Griffin’s conviction. Finally, finds his sentence is not inappropriate.
Pulaski County chief deputy prosecutor Crystal A. Brucker Kocher has been appointed by Gov. Eric Holcomb to fill a vacancy on the Superior Court bench in the northern Indiana courthouse in Winamac.
Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the fatal shootings of three men in an Indianapolis apartment.
An Indianapolis City-County Council committee on Tuesday night unanimously approved a resolution to issue $20 million in notes to pay for planning and design costs associated with building the new criminal justice center.
A debt collection company failed to convince a federal judge that it had a right to access the credit report of a person whose debt it was assigned to collect in a dispute over a default on a lease.
A representative of the Russian developer who partnered with President Donald Trump to bring the Miss Universe pageant to Moscow was the eighth person at a Trump Tower meeting arranged by Donald Trump Jr. during the campaign, a lawyer for the developer said Tuesday.
With the budget looming on the agenda of the U.S. Senate, Indiana’s two senators are both supportive of federal funding for legal aid, but neither are putting any dollar amount to their support.
The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was issued after IL deadline Monday:
United States of America v. Kenneth Sandidge
16-2180
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division. Judge Rudy Lozano.
Criminal. Modifies the district court’s order to prohibit Kenneth Sandidge’s use of alcohol if it “materially adversely affects the defendant’s employment, relationships, or ability to comply with the conditions of supervision” and affirms the order as modified. Finds the original language of the order was loose and indeterminate, raising concerns about arbitrariness in enforcement, but the problem is solved by adding the materiality requirement.