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An entity that bought two properties at a tax sale fulfilled all the requisite steps to acquire ownership of the parcels, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled, rejecting an appeal from the trust that previously owned the properties.
A man who failed to produce an expert witness to link his respiratory ailment to a mishap at an amusement park will not be able to continue with his negligence claim.
The Indiana Supreme Court will review the conviction of a man arrested after authorities set up controlled cocaine purchases from him.
Two men sentenced to life in prison for the 2000 murder of a 73-year-old nearly deaf Hammond gun store owner must be resentenced, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
A deaf Indiana man who was denied a sign-language interpreter in court has reached a $124,500 settlement with the state of Indiana.
Residents of a Bloomington retirement home are enjoying their successful push for a change to state law to allow the serving of alcohol at Indiana's nursing homes and retirement communities.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Sherri Lane v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A02-1410-CR-715
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class D felony theft.
Rodney S. Perry v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
45A04-1501-CR-31
Criminal. Affirms denial of Perry’s motion to correct erroneous sentence. Perry had pleaded guilty to two counts of Class A felony voluntary manslaughter and the trial court imposed a sentence of 70 years. COA ruled the issues Perry raises have already been resolved in his direct appeal, post-conviction proceeding and post-conviction appeal.
Paul Scott Campbell v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
73A01-1502-CR-46
Criminal. Remands to clarify Campbell’s sex offender conditions of probation. Finds two conditions of his probation are impermissibly vague and the third condition could be more clear.
Jacob McDaniel v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
29A04-1412-CR-599
Criminal. Dismisses appeal of 16-year aggregate sentence imposed after the acceptance of McDaniel’s plea agreement. Concludes McDaniel knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to appeal his sentence.
Raymond D. White v. Yvonne R. White (mem. dec.)
25A05-1407-DR-344
Domestic relation. Affirms the trial court’s division of the marital estate. Reverses the trial court’s exclusion of the student loans from the marital estate. Remands with instructions to include the student loans in the marital estate and divide that liability accordingly; and determine whether an award of appellate attorney fees to Yvonne White is appropriate.
In re: the adoption of A.A., A.A. v. D.J. (mem. dec.)
73A05-1411-AD-509
Adoption. Reverses order allowing D.J.’s (the stepfather) adoption petition for the minor child to proceed without the consent of A.A. (the father). Remands for further proceedings under the adoption consent statute.
Kerry D. Ketchem v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
03A01-1412-CR-519
Criminal. Affirms aggregate eight-year sentence for pleading guilty to three counts of Class D felony theft.
In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of E.B., Mother, C.T., Father, and K.B., Child, C.T. v. Ind. Dept. of Child Services (mem. dec.)
82A01-1412-JT-525
Juvenile. Affirms order terminating the parental rights of the father, C.T., to his child, K.B.
Dominique Morris v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A05-1501-CR-18
Criminal. Affirms conviction of voluntary manslaughter, a Level 2 felony, and escape, a Level 6 felony.
Trent Fitzmaurice v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
08A02-1411-CR-782
Criminal. Affirms convictions of Class D felony dealing in a sawed-off shotgun and Class D felony theft.
Deandre Averitte v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A02-1412-CR-860
Criminal. Reverses conviction of unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle as a Level 6 felony. Remands with instructions to vacate the judgment and sentence and instead enter a judgment of conviction for Class B misdemeanor unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and impose a sentence. Also remands to clarify whether the restitution order is a condition of probation and, if so, determine whether Averitte is able to pay the restitution.
William Eugene Slaton v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
82A05-1412-CR-589
Criminal. Affirms conviction and 18-year aggregate sentence for attempted dealing in methamphetamine, a Class B felony; possession of methamphetamine, a Class D felony; and being found to be a habitual substance offender.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Charles R. Ferguson v. The Estate of Lera V. Ferguson
34A02-1411-ES-793
Estate. Reverses on interlocutory appeal an order that Charles R. Ferguson post a bond in excess of $1.1 million, representing the amount of his claim against the estate plus administrative costs in order to stay the sale of the family farm. Finding the trial court abused its discretion in ordering a bond in the amount of a claim against the estate plus costs, the panel remands with instructions that bond be posted at $60,000, the amount of administrative costs.
An Indianapolis woman was improperly ordered committed for mental illness, but there was insufficient evidence she was gravely disabled, a panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday. The decision further emphasizes the need for clear and convincing evidence of grave disability to support a commitment.
The death of a popular Notre Dame Law School professor and undergradate mock trial coach was caused by cardiovascular disease, according to the St. Joseph County coroner’s office.
A trial court wrongly ordered an heir to an estate to post a bond of more than $1.1 million for a claim he submitted as he sought to block the sale of the family farm.
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is looking for a return to Washington by seeking the congressional seat that Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Young is giving up to run for the U.S. Senate next year.
A federal judge approved a $60 million settlement for college athletes in a class-action lawsuit filed against the NCAA and video-game maker Electronics Arts.
The Terre Haute City Council has passed an amendment adding sexual orientation and gender identity to its local anti-discrimination ordinance.
The Indiana Supreme Court has denied a request by former Secretary of State Charlie White that it review a state appeals court decision upholding his three felony convictions for voter fraud, theft and perjury.
The Indiana Bar Foundation has established a new grant program to help residents and their communities heal wounds from the Great Recession.
Indiana Tax Court
Richard D. Foster v. Indiana Department of State Revenue (mem. dec.)
49T10-1504-TA-17
Tax. Grants Indiana Department of State Revenue’s motion to dismiss. Foster appealed the revenue department’s seizure of his tax refunds and vehicles after he pled guilty to possession of marijuana. However, the Tax Court concluded it lacked subject matter jurisdiction since Foster had not taken his appeal from a final determination of the revenue department.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Segun Rasaki v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A02-1411-CR-796
Criminal. Affirms conviction of battery of the first victim, as a Class B misdemeanor. Reverses conviction of sexual battery of the second victim, as a Class D felony, and remands with instructions to enter judgment for battery of the second victim, as a Class B misdemeanor.
Jason M. Drinsky v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
20A03-1501-CR-7
Criminal. Affirms 10-year sentence, with four years suspended to probation, for possessing material capable of causing bodily injury by an inmate, a level 4 felony.
Curtis D. Keplinger v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
35A05-1412-CR-572
Criminal. Affirms 35-year sentence for attempted robbery, a Class B felony, and being a habitual offender.
Kevin J. Mamon v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
30A05-1408-CR-372
Criminal. Affirms conviction of battery resulting in bodily injury, a Class D felony.
Thomas Daniel Sayre v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
73A01-1411-CR-482
Criminal. Affirms seven-year sentence for pleading guilty to robbery, a Class C felony.
Indiana Tax Court
Richard D. Foster v. Indiana Department of State Revenue (mem. dec.)
49T10-1504-TA-17
Tax. Grants Indiana Department of State Revenue’s motion to dismiss. Foster appealed the revenue department’s seizure of his tax refunds and vehicles after he pled guilty to possession of marijuana. However, the Tax Court concluded it lacked subject matter jurisdiction since Foster had not taken his appeal from a final determination of the revenue department.
Marion Superior Judge Robert R. Altice Jr. was named to the Indiana Court of Appeals Friday by Gov. Mike Pence.<
A trial court, which excused two young girls from testifying against their abuser at trial and instead allowed their prior statements to be admitted into evidence, did not abuse its discretion, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.