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The Indiana Supreme Court reinstated a man’s conviction of being a serious violent felon in possession of a firearm after finding that a detective’s inadmissible hearsay amounts to a harmless error.
The former employers of a man who sued them for discrimination and later dismissed his claims may proceed with their lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution and other claims against that man and his attorney, the Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
Because a man’s appeal of the issuance of a tax deed was improperly before the Indiana Court of Appeals, the court dismissed the appeal without prejudice and told the trial court to rule on his motion to set aside.
The Indiana Court of Appeals rejected all of a man’s arguments on appeal as to why his convictions and sentence should be overturned for his kidnapping and robbery of a delivery driver.
Although the trial court erred in giving one jury instruction on self defense that only applies when deadly force is involved, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed an inmate’s Class A misdemeanor battery conviction because he otherwise couldn’t prove his self-defense claim.
The American Bar Association has completed work on a national database that identifies the legal restrictions and prohibitions that individuals convicted of a crime face in addition to the sentence imposed by the court.
The Indiana Court of Appeals Wednesday affirmed all but one of a man’s drug convictions related to his selling of the drug commonly referred to as “spice” in his smoke shop. The judges also chastised the deputy attorney general who handled the case for again submitting a “foul” smelling record.
The days of in-house legal departments working in the shadow of the executive suite are history, or should be. That’s the perception of general counsel in Indiana, who want a seat at the table in setting strategy for their companies and organizations. A recent Indiana general counsel survey reveals more.
A state senator says she plans to push for the legalization of medicinal marijuana in Indiana.
A jury has been selected to hear a schoolteacher's lawsuit over her claim she was dismissed by a northern Indiana Roman Catholic diocese because she tried to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Dennis Wright v. Lacabreah Community Association, Inc. (NFP)
02A03-1403-PL-107
Civil plenary. Affirms summary judgment in favor of Lacabreah.
F.I.P., LLC., Todd Finner, and Scott Finner v. Nick Petrovski (NFP)
45A03-1405-PL-162
Civil plenary. Affirms on interlocutory appeal trial court’s denial of summary judgment in favor of F.I.P.
J.H. v. J.N. (NFP)
29A02-1405-PO-329
Protection order. Affirmed in part, reversed in part. While the trial court applied an incorrect legal standard, its finding that no act of stalking occurred is determinative. The trial court erred in awarding attorney fees to J.N.
Djuan Faceson v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1405-CR-305
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class C felony carrying a handgun without a license.
Donielle Sims v. State of Indiana (NFP)
45A03-1404-PC-120
Post conviction. Affirms denial of post-conviction relief.
Jeremy Dallas Jenkins v. State of Indiana (NFP)
15A01-1405-CR-225
Criminal. Affirms conviction and 16-year sentence for Class B felony burglary.
Omobea Kotea Miller v. State of Indiana (NFP)
65A05-1401-CR-32
Criminal. Affirms order revoking probation.
Thomas D. Dillman v. State of Indiana (NFP)
53A01-1406-CR-261
Criminal. Affirms denial of petition for home detention credit time.
Orley D. Yarber v. State of Indiana (NFP)
65A01-1310-CR-433
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class B felony rape, Class C felony incest and adjudication as a habitual offender. Remands to correct the sentencing order, abstract of judgment and chronological case summary to reflect the 10-year habitual offender enhancement is applied to the rape conviction.
State of Indiana and Indiana Department of Correction v. Ray Miles (NFP)
48A04-1401-MI-29
Miscellaneous. Affirms order that Miles is required to register as a sex offender for life.
In Re the Paternity of A.C-F., J.F. v. T.C. (NFP)
08A02-1405-JP-315
Juvenile. Affirms award of primary physical custody of A.C-F. to father, T.C.
Jeffrey C. Buzzard v. State of Indiana (NFP)
02A03-1403-CR-75
Criminal. Affirms convictions and 126-year sentence for four counts of Class A felony child molesting, one count of Class C felony child molesting and five counts of Class D felony child seduction.
In the Matter of the Term. of the Parent-Child Relationship of K.B., and J.B. Father v. Ind. Dept. of Child Services (NFP)
09A02-1404-JT-247
Juvenile. Affirms termination of father J.B.’s parental rights.
James W. Hamilton v. State of Indiana (NFP)
32A01-1403-PC-128
Post conviction. Affirms denial of post-conviction relief.
William Temple v. New Castle Correctional Facility (NFP)
33A01-1408-MI-336
Miscellaneous. Again reverses and remands “Petition for Writ of State Habeas Corpus Relief” to Marion Superior Court, where Temple was convicted and sentenced.
Indiana Supreme Court
Mark Rolley v. Melissa Rolley
87S01-1412-DR-739
Domestic relation. Affirms modification of child support order. Rules in a per curiam decision that ruling by Indiana Court of Appeals that an order of child support could be modified either because a substantial and continuing change in circumstances or, after 12 months, a 20 percent deviation.
A worker injured on the job by the actions of a co-worker who was taking prescribed narcotic pain killers is not subject to the limitations of Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act.
The value of an Individual Retirement Account was miscalculated by a trial court, but the Indiana Court of Appeals otherwise affirmed the distribution of a marital estate in a divorce case.
A man who challenged his ongoing commitment to a mental health facility got a partial victory in that the trial court has been ordered to review his medication to determine if it is substantially benefiting him.
A divided Court of Appeals Tuesday affirmed a trial court judgment for $175,000 in favor of a consultant who co-signed a mortgage in exchange for shares in a company and half-ownership in the real estate.
A mother who was found in contempt of court for failing to abide by court-ordered parenting time provisions got no relief Tuesday from the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Reviewing a conflict in precedent in state caselaw regarding child support, the Indiana Supreme Court upheld the resolution reached by the Indiana Court of Appeals.
A trial court improperly ruled in favor of an insurer on Thomson Inc.’s claims for the cleanup of toxic chemicals at two consumer electronics manufacturing sites.
The trial court properly denied a man’s petition to rescind or vacate the paternity affidavit he signed when he was 17 years old, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Tuesday. The appeals court declined to reweigh the evidence regarding his and the child mother’s credibility.