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Opinions July 31, 2015 ILD
Indiana Court of Appeals
Todd Crane v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
15A04-1501-CR-9
Criminal. Affirms aggregate four-and-a-half year sentence for pleading guilty to battery, as a Class D felony; criminal mischief, as a Class D felony; resisting law enforcement, as a Class A misdemeanor; criminal trespass, as a Class A misdemeanor; criminal mischief, as a Class A misdemeanor; and inhaling toxic vapors, as a Class B misdemeanor. Vacates conviction for criminal mischief, finding the conviction violates the prohibition against double jeopardy. Remands with instructions.
Jonathan Diaz v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
29A02-1502-CR-112
Criminal. Affirms revocation of Diaz’s probation, ordering him to serve 490 days of the previous 550-day suspended sentence.
Zachary D. Reinders v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
02A04-1501-CR-12
Criminal. Affirms 70-year aggregate sentence for murder and Level 2 felony robbery.
Jason L. Caldwell v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
28A01-1501-CR-24
Criminal. Affirms 111-year executed sentence for murder and Level 1 felony rape.
Kenneth George Wolfe v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A02-1504-CR-219
Criminal. Affirms 281-year sentences for Wolfe’s five attempted murder convictions.
Eric L. Davis, Sr. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
71A03-1403-PC-82
Criminal. Affirms denial of petition for post-conviction relief.
Eric Joya v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A02-1409-CR-606
Criminal. Affirms convictions for Class B felony child molesting and Class C felony child molesting.
In the Matter of the Term. of the Parent-Child Relationship of: O.Q., a Minor Child, L.Q. v. Ind. Dept. of Child Services (mem. dec.)
41A05-1412-JT-587
Juvenile. Affirms the termination of the parental rights of L.Q. (mother) over her child, O.Q.
Kenyon Sanders v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A05-1412-CR-576
Criminal. Affirms judgment of trial court that the evidence was sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Sanders was the person who shot the victim.
Danny Bailey v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
82A01-1501-CR-28
Criminal. Affirms denial of post-conviction petition.
Christopher M. Knight v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
02A03-1501-CR-29
Criminal. Affirms three-year sentence after guilty plea to Class D felony domestic battery.
Jeremy Thompson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
22A04-1411-CR-534
Criminal. Affirms conviction of dealing in a schedule I controlled substance, a Class A felony.
Opinions July 31, 2015
Indiana Supreme Court
The following opinion was posted after IL deadline Thursday
In Re the Visitation of L-A.D.W., R.W. v. M.D. and W.D.
82S01-1507-DR-452
Domestic. Affirms trial court grant of grandparent visitation, finding visitation in the child’s best interests and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in setting a schedule it deemed occasional and temporary. Justice Steven David wrote the majority opinion joined by Justices Brent Dickson and Mark Massa. Chief Justice Loretta Rush concurred, but wrote separately to caution that a reliance upon deference to the trial court insufficiently protects a parent’s constitutional right to guide a child’s upbringing, but in this case, the visitation order did not unduly infringe on father’s parental rights. Justice Robert Rucker joined Rush’s concurring opinion.
No evidence of officer’s injury voids restitution order
An Indianapolis trial court abused its discretion by ordering a man convicted in a physical altercation with police to pay more than $27,000 in restitution despite a lack of evidence he caused injuries that resulted in those medical bills.
Insurer off hook in Indy strip club shooting
A company that insured a westside Indianapolis strip club has no coverage duty for a patron who was shot in the face after an altercation outside the club three years ago, a federal judge has ruled.
Shepard and Metzger making history
The Indiana legal profession will celebrate a pair of firsts July 31, as two of its own receive national honors.
Justices reinstate grandparent visitation COA deemed excessive
The Indiana Supreme Court Thursday reinstated a trial court’s grandparent visitation order that included monthly overnight visits and other visitation that the Court of Appeals ruled was excessive.
Opinions July 30, 2015 ILD
Court of Appeals
Jeremy Farris v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
67A04-1411-CR-533
Criminal. Affirms post-conviction court’s denial of his motion for partial summary judgment.
Ashley L. Stapert v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
18A02-1411-CR-787
Criminal. Affirms convictions for two counts of Class A felony child molesting.
Walker Whatley v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A02-1411-PC-781
Post conviction. Affirms denial of Whatley’s petition for post-conviction relief.
Ronald Moore v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
09A02-1411-CR-792
Criminal. Affirms conviction and 18-year sentence with 10-year enhancement for one count of dealing in a schedule I controlled substance, a Class B felony.
Tammie D. Wasson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
70A04-1504-CR-139
Criminal. Affirms seven-year aggregate sentence for conviction of Class B felony dealing in a controlled substance.
Opinions July 30, 2015
Indiana Supreme Court
Wellpoint, Inc. (F/K/A Anthem, Inc.) and Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, AIG Europe (U.K.) Limited, et al
49S05-1404-PL-244
Civil plenary. Grants petition for rehearing to modify the Supreme Court’s previous opinion. Finds its reversal should be clarified to grant summary judgment in favor of Anthem but only on the issues raised in Continental’s motion of summary judgment. Holds Continental did not waive its unasserted defenses.
Justices affirm molestation conviction despite vouching testimony
A man’s conviction of Class C felony child molestation was affirmed Thursday by the Indiana Supreme Court, which held that even though improper vouching testimony was admitted in error, the defendant failed to preserve the issue for appeal.
Convictions based on ‘very same behavior’ do not violate double jeopardy
A man was unable to overcome heavy precedent and convince the Indiana Supreme Court his convictions violated the state prohibition against double jeopardy.
Trial court erred in ruling defendant waived counsel
A defendant who pleaded with a judge to try to obtain possibly exculpatory video evidence he said his public defender refused to seek did not, by his conduct, waive his right to counsel, the Indiana Court of Appeals determined Thursday.
Tax Court stands by its original decision
Reiterating the relationship between exclusion and consumption exemption, the Indiana Tax Court upheld its earlier ruling exempting Aztec Partners LLC from paying sales tax on the electricity it used.
Northwest Indiana jurist receives state honor
A Lake County judge was surprised July 29 when he received the Indiana Sagamore of the Wabash award, one of the state’s highest civil honors.
Rehearing finds defendant can raise additional defenses
In tweaking an earlier reversal, the Indiana Supreme Court has given the defendant the avenue to raise additional unasserted defenses.
Judge: Indiana prisoner’s peyote suit must proceed
An Indiana inmate’s federal lawsuit claiming he has a religious right to use peyote and tobacco must proceed, a judge ruled, though she also made clear state officials may seek a motion to dismiss the case.
Convicted wife killer gets 47 years for 2nd wife’s death
A LaPorte man convicted of killing a former wife in 1979 has been sentenced to 47 years for killing another wife.
Judge: Landowners can’t keep public off Lake Michigan beach
A man who owns a piece of Indiana’s short stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline and said he had “complete and exclusive ownership” of its beachfront holds no such right and cannot deny the public access to that space, a judge has ruled.
Opinions July 29, 2015 ILD
Indiana Court of Appeals
William Goodwin v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
33A05-1501-IF-23
Infraction. Affirms, in part, trial court determination that Goodwin is guilty of Class C infraction following too closely. Remands to the trial court for further proceedings to address the issue of waiver of the right to be present at trial.
Billy L. Haymaker v. Victoria L. Haymaker (mem. dec.)
61A01-1411-DR-495
Domestic. Affirms, in part, and reverses, in part, division of marital estate, remanding to the trial court for recalculation of the final distribution of the martial estate.
Yorel M. Wallace v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
79A02-1411-CR-815
Criminal. Dismisses appeal of revocation of probation.
Connie Kidd v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
16A01-14125-CR-522
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class D felony operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Remands to amend Kidd’s abstract of judgment to clarify only one conviction was entered against her.
Cornelius T. Banks v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
34A02-1501-CR-37
Criminal. Affirms 15-year sentence for conviction of Class B felony dealing cocaine.
Opinions July 29, 2015
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
United States of America v. Robert L. Lee
14-2010
Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division.
Judge Robert L. Miller
Affirms revocation of supervised release for violation of terms due to commission of a crime. Rejects Lee’s argument that due process under the Fifth Amendment and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.1 requires citation to a specific statute to provide written notice of the alleged violation.