Sheriff starts group to deal with overcrowded county jails
An Indiana sheriff says state lawmakers must address the issue of overcrowded and understaffed county jails.
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Indiana will likely go to court over online sales tax
Indiana lawmakers passed a law this spring claiming the state has a right to collect sales taxes from companies using only online transactions. But a 25-year-old U.S. Supreme Court case prohibits states from collecting sales tax from businesses unless they've got a physical presence in the state.
Monarch loses federal challenge seeking to wholesale liquor
Indianapolis-based Monarch Beverage Co.’s attempt to obtain a wholesale liquor permit rests with the Indiana Supreme Court after its federal challenge to Indiana law was rejected by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Friday.
Jury finds that NYC skyscraper owner violated Iran sanctions
The U.S. government said it's ready to seize a Manhattan skyscraper from an Iranian-American charity to benefit victims of terrorism after a jury found Thursday that the charity's majority ownership was derived from financial dealings that violated sanctions against Iran.
Debt-collection exec sentenced to more than 4 years in prison
Todd Wolfe, who was indicted on federal fraud charges in 2015 following the collapse of Fishers collection agency Deca Financial Services LLC, has been sentenced to 51 months in prison.
More court challenges expected for Trump’s new travel ban
A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump's travel ban is now in force, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likely to generate a new round of court fights.
Justice Department gives up Washington Redskins name fight
The Justice Department is giving up the legal fight over the name of the Washington Redskins.
Opinions June 30, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
Ryan Martin v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
75A04-1609-CR-2098
Criminal. Affirms Ryan Martin’s conviction of Level 5 felony dealing in meth. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting testimony indicating that he was on probation and that the rules of probation provided that he would waive his Fourth Amendment right and submit his place of residence to a reasonable search.
Southern District to block e-filing by lawyers not in good standing
Lawyers not in good standing with the federal bar for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana will be blocked from electronic filing under rule changes taking effect July 1. A separate new rule aims to protect cooperating defendants who plead guilty.
Justices split in protective sweep case; reinstate COA opinion
The Indiana Supreme Court was evenly divided after hearing arguments in a protective sweep case as to its proper disposition, so the court has reinstated the Court of Appeals decision reversing a man’s gun conviction in the Lafayette case.
Trump commission on voting fraud asks states for voter data
President Donald Trump's commission investigating alleged voter fraud in the 2016 elections has asked states for a list of the names, party affiliations, addresses and voting histories of all voters, if state law allows it to be public. Indiana and several other states have said they won't give data to the panel.
Citizens Action Coalition sues for state records on Carrier deal
A complaint filed Friday in Marion County by Citizens Action Coalition alleges that the governor’s office has violated the Indiana Access to Public Records Act by not providing the grass-roots consumer group documents it wants about Vice President and former Gov. Mike Pence’s communications involving Carrier Corp. and United Technologies.
Justices affirm teen’s 60-year sentence for assault on jogger
The Indiana Supreme Court declined to revise a teenager’s sentence for attempting to rape a woman running in Fort Wayne in 2012, finding the 60-year sentence is not inappropriate.
Opinions June 29, 2017
Indiana Supreme Court
Jordan Jacobs v. State of Indiana
49S02-1706-CR-438
Criminal. Reverses Jordan Jacobs’ conviction of Class A misdemeanor possession of a handgun without a license. Finds the search of Jacobs by police was constitutionally impermissible. Remands for further proceedings.
Justices reverse teen’s handgun conviction
Finding police did not have reasonable suspicion to stop an 18-year-old male who was in a high-crime area where a shooting had occurred days earlier by a group of youths, the Indiana Supreme Court reversed his conviction of misdemeanor possession of a handgun without a license.
Court affirms firearms conviction after warrantless search
Evidence that a felon possessed firearms was properly admitted in his criminal case even though authorities lacked a search warrant, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held Wednesday. Authorities relied on permission to search from the man’s live-in girlfriend who said he had sexually assaulted her daughter and placed her in fear for her safety.
80-year sentence upheld for man convicted of killing IU student
The Indiana Court of Appeals declined to revise the 80-year sentence handed down by a Brown County judge for the murder of an Indiana University student two years ago.
DCS did not have sufficient evidence for CHINS adjudication
The Indiana Department of Child Services failed to present any evidence that a newborn’s mother did not have stable housing or that her actions seriously endangered her child, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday in reversing a child in need of services adjudication.
Indiana Supreme Court gets additional funding for WINGS efforts
The Indiana Supreme Court is receiving another award from the American Bar Association to help expand its adult guardianship reform efforts and start a pilot project in Wayne County.
Holcomb bars criminal history question for most state job applicants
Applicants for state jobs in the executive branch will no longer be asked if they have ever been arrested or convicted of a crime.