Indiana Senate approves bill to curtail solar incentive
Financial incentives for installing solar panels would be eliminated in the coming years under a bill passed Monday by the Indiana Senate.
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Ex-IU student ethics employee sentenced in child porn case
A former employee of Indiana University’s Office of Student Ethics has been sentenced after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography.
FBI lawyer sting rattles billion-dollar whistleblower unit
The Justice Department offers secrecy and cash to whistleblowers for information about companies that cheated the government. But one former government attorney is accused of using that information for his own gain.
Plaintiffs: 5 automakers knew Takata air bags were dangerous
Plaintiffs in dozens of lawsuits against air bag maker Takata and five automakers allege the car companies knew that Takata's products were dangerous yet continued to use them for years in order to save money.
ITT trustee hires ‘feared’ litigators
The Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee for ITT Educational Services has hired “the most feared” litigators in the nation to help with investigating and prosecuting claims against the former directors and officers of the for-profit school.
Attorney suspended after OWI conviction
The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended an Indianapolis attorney who pleaded guilty to drunken driving and resisting police.
Opinions Feb. 27, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
Ronnie D. Ball, Jr. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
02A03-1609-CR-2117
Criminal. Affirms Ronnie D. Ball’s three-year sentence for corrupt business influence as a Level 5 felony. Finds Ball’s sentence is not inappropriate in light of the nature of his offense and his character.
Justices deny transfer in defamation suit against Noblesville High School
A defamation suit brought against Noblesville Schools by a former high school basketball coach will continue after the Indiana Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
Black History Month CLE features relationship between Madam CJ Walker, her attorney
As Sarah Breedlove – better known to the public as Madam C.J. Walker, one of the nation’s first female, black, self-made millionaires – built up her line of haircare products at her Indianapolis factory in the early 20th century, there was always one person by her side to ensure that the I’s of her business were dotted and the T’s were crossed – her attorney, Freeman B. Ransom.
Supreme Court upholds disclosure requirement for issue ads
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a requirement that forces groups to say who is paying for issue advertising directed at candidates in an approaching election.
Delphi girls’ killing investigators get bigger headquarters
Investigators in Delphi have moved to a larger headquarters as they work on finding who killed two teenage girls near a northern Indiana hiking trail.
60-year sentence for abduction, slaying of Indiana toddler
A southern Indiana man accused of kidnapping, raping and killing a 15-month-old girl was sentenced Monday to 60 years in prison after a judge accepted his plea agreement.
COA affirms dismissal of PCR petition
A man challenging his guilty plea on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel did not present any evidence to support his allegations, so the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed summary disposition of his petition for post-conviction relief.
Acupuncture clinic fails to prove point before COA
An employee at an Indiana acupuncture and yoga facility who was repeated screamed at by the owner had good cause for quitting and is thus entitled to unemployment benefits, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed Friday.
Judges divided on retrial for voluntary manslaughter
In a case of first impression, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a man’s conviction of voluntary manslaughter, which the state chose to charge him with after he shot and killed his brother-in-law in what he claimed was self-defense.
Opinions Feb. 24, 2017
Indiana Court of Appeals
Emmett Reece Sandoval v. State of Indiana
21A01-1609-CR-2027
Criminal. Reverses the Fayette Circuit Court’s order that the balance of Emmett Reece Sandoval’s $2,000 bond be held in trust to be applied toward possible future appellate public defender fees. Finds it was an error for the trial court to hold the balance of Sandoval’s bond in trust. Remands with instructions to the clerk of the Fayette County Court to return the balance of Sandoval’s bond immediately.
Toddler’s testimony supports adjudication as a delinquent
Despite the three-year-old’s questionable testimony at a hearing, the Court of Appeals affirmed her stepbrother’s adjudication as a delinquent child because she never wavered when recounting the molestation.
COA affirms sentence for man who violated drug court rules
A man who repeatedly violated the rules and regulations of a drug court program failed to convince the Indiana Court of Appeals his ensuing advisory nine-year sentence was inappropriate.
Judges reverse resisting law enforcement conviction
The Indiana Court of Appeals has overturned a man’s resisting law enforcement conviction after finding that the police officer’s actions justified the man’s resistance.
COA affirms denial of motion to suppress traffic stop evidence
A Lawrence County woman cannot appeal the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress drug evidence obtained during a traffic stop because the officers who stopped her had a reasonable suspicion to do so.