Indiana Supreme Court denies 9 requests for transfer
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The Indiana Supreme Court denied nine requests for transfer last week.
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Child welfare bills signed by Holcomb following end of legislative session
Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed several bills into law following the Indiana General Assembly’s adjournment Friday night. Several of those bills make adjustments to children in need of services, with one going into effect upon passage.
Appellate court affirms modification of parenting time doesn’t violate father’s 1st Amendment rights
A mother’s right as a custodial parent to choose her child’s religious upbringing, plus a father’s conduct, justiifed a trial court’s order to reduce the father’s parenting time and restrict his child’s involvement at his church, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed.
Woman pleads guilty to giving drugs that killed man in Muncie
A 30-year-old woman pleaded guilty to dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death after a man she gave heroin to died of an overdose, according to the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office.
Biden says he never meant to keep classified documents. Hur stands by report on president’s memory
President Joe Biden repeatedly told a special counsel that he never meant to retain classified information after he left the vice presidency, but he was at times fuzzy about dates and said he was unfamiliar with the paper trail for some of the sensitive documents he handled.
Judge sets May trial date in Delphi murders case
Previously set for October, the jury trial for Richard Allen is now scheduled for May 13 through May 31, according to court records.
Governor signs 67 bills ranging from reading remediation to bobcat hunting
More third graders will be retained due to lack of reading proficiency under a bill Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed Monday, three days after the conclusion of this year’s annual legislative session.
Key moments from the first GOP debate for Indiana governor
All six Republican candidates for Indiana governor gathered onstage Monday night at The Palladium in Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts and attempted to set themselves apart in a crowded field.
Donald Trump wants New York hush money trial delayed until Supreme Court rules on immunity claims
Donald Trump is seeking to delay his March 25 hush money trial until the Supreme Court rules on the presidential immunity claims he raised in another of his criminal cases.
Appellate court upholds Michigan man’s 65-year sentence for murder
A trial court correctly declared a mistrial in a murder defendant’s first trial and his second trial did not violate double jeopardy protections, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed Monday in upholding a Tippecanoe Superior Court murder sentence.
Opinions March 11, 2024
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jermaine Garnes v. State of Indiana
23A-CR-606
Criminal. Affirms Jermaine Garnes’ murder conviction and 65-year prison sentence in Tippecanoe Superior Court. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion in declaring a mistrial in Garnes’s first trial and his second trial did not violate double jeopardy protections. Also finds his sentence is not inappropriate in light of Garnes’s character and the nature of his offense.
Appellate court affirms convictions, habitual offender adjudication following community emergency
The state proved beyond a reasonable doubt that a Clark County man knowingly exerted unauthorized control over a motor vehicle and provided sufficient evidence for his felony auto theft conviction, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed Monday.
IU McKinney students earn high placing in Wagner Moot Court Competition
| IL Staff
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law students finished in the top 16 of the Wagner Moot Court Competition at New York Law School in New York City at the beginning of this month.
Former East Chicago councilman’s firing was due to his felony conviction, 7th Circuit affirms
A former East Chicago councilman failed to prove his 2016 firing was in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment free speech rights, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Friday.
Gaming commission funding throttled by lawmakers in late-night move
A feud between the General Assembly and the Indiana Gaming Commission escalated late Friday when lawmakers approved language blocking the commission from getting more money without their approval.
Commercial vehicle liability immunity headed to governor despite opposition
Crash your rental car, or get hit by a truck? Legislation headed to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk would bar you from using a commercial vehicle’s outdated safety equipment against the lessor in a civil lawsuit.
Indiana lawmakers compromise on Republican priority bill to define and ban antisemitism
After multiple iterations and weeks of debate, a bill to define and ban antisemitism at Indiana’s public education institutions cleared the General Assembly on Friday and now awaits a signature from the governor.
Appellate court to hear arguments on child neglect case in Wabash
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Tuesday for a case involving a woman who was found guilty of two counts of neglect of a dependent after she was seen transporting her two sunburnt infants in a milk crate on a bicycle.
Opinions March 8, 2024
Indiana Court of Appeals
M.T. v. D.W. (mem. dec.)
23A-AD-1328
Adoption. Reverses the Johnson Superior Court’s judgment denying M.T. grandmother’s petition to adopt. Finds the trial court’s decision was based on an erroneous reading of the Consent Statute. Remands to the trial court with instructions to enter factual findings as to whether grandmother proved by clear and convincing evidence that D.W., the child’s biological father, failed without justifiable cause to communicate with the child when able to do so or knowingly failed to provide for child’s care and support when able to do so.
IU McKinney student awarded Federal Circuit Bar Association scholarship
| IL Staff
An Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law student has been awarded the 2023 Helen W. Nies Memorial Scholarship from the Federal Circuit Bar Association.
