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The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Manilla, Indiana, man’s convictions of making false statements in connection with the purchase of a firearm, holding the trial court violated his due process right to present a mistake-of-fact defense.
Indiana residents Linda Bruner and Lori Roberts made history Nov. 10 by becoming the first same-sex couple in the state to legally divorce.
A Delaware County judge has again rejected a Muncie woman's request to have taxpayers help fund her appeal of her conviction in the torture slaying of her 5-year-old Haitian cousin.
Attorneys for a central Indiana man accused of murder in his aunt's death contend he has been incarcerated too long without being brought to trial.
Indiana's Supreme Court justices will be on hand for the dedication of a historical marker honoring a 19th century attorney who fought for women's right to vote.
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the denial of summary judgment in favor of a physician and a medical group on a patient’s claim of malpractice after the patient learned his allergic reactions were caused by the disinfectant used by the doctor. The judges held the doctrine of continuing wrong does not apply in this case.
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has asked a Marion County Court to appoint an attorney as receiver of an Indianapolis-based nonprofit that suspended operations in June due to financial insolvency.
The city of Indianapolis does not have to pay nearly $3 million in damages to residents who paid in full their share of the costs of sewer improvements. A couple sued after discovering the city had changed its financing plan and forgave future payments by those who still owed the city.
A former Marion County Small Claims Court judge has agreed to a lifetime ban from holding judicial office after allegations that she used her position to profit from a wedding business.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jack L. Anderson v. State of Indiana (NFP)
05A02-1402-CR-133
Criminal. Affirms convictions of Class C felony burglary and Class D felony theft.
Indiana Supreme Court
Gregory F. Zoeller, Attorney General and Rick J. Ruble, Commissioner of the In. Dept. of Labor v. James M. Sweeney, David A. Fagan, Charles Severs et. al.
45S00-1309-PL-596
Civil plenary. Reverses finding by Lake Superior Court that I.C. 22-6-6-8 and 22-6-6-10 violate Article I, Section 21 of the Indiana Constitution. Any compulsion to provide services does not constitute a demand made by the state. Justice Rucker concurs in result with separate opinion.
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that two sections of the state’s right-to-work law do not violate the Indiana Constitution. A union had asked a Lake County judge to declare the entire statute unconstitutional.
A month after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to rule on gay marriage, the issue is headed its way again.
A former chief financial officer for Center Township in Indianapolis plans to plead guilty to federal public corruption charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday afternoon.
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that two sections of the state’s right-to-work law do not violate the Indiana Constitution. A Lake County judge declared the challenged statutory provisions unconstitutional in a July 2013 ruling.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Harold Hellums v. State of Indiana (NFP)
14A01-1402-PC-67
Post conviction. Affirms denial of petition for post-conviction relief.
Kevin Tandy v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A04-1403-CR-139
Criminal. Affirms conviction of operating a vehicle while intoxicated as a Class A misdemeanor.
State of Indiana v. Anthony Rivera (NFP)
32A04-1402-CR-72
Criminal. Affirms Rivera’s sentence of time served as a consequence of a technical violation of his direct placement in community corrections.
Rueth Development Company v. Power-Rueth & Associates, Donald S. Powers, Margaret F. Powers, et al. (NFP)
45A05-1402-PL-80
Civil plenary. Affirms denial of Rueth Development Company’s request to file a successive amended complaint, denial of its request to file supplemental designated evidence and summary judgment in favor of the appellees in a lawsuit filed to block the sale of the Briar Ridge Country Club to the Preservation Committee LLC.
Don Thomas v. State of Indiana (NFP)
90A02-1403-CR-221
Criminal. Affirms denial of request to withdraw guilty plea to three counts of Class D felony theft and one count of Class C felony corrupt business influence.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Victor Keeylen v. State of Indiana
49A05-1308-CR-419
Criminal. Grants rehearing and affirms original opinion in all respects. Clarifies point from original opinion and still holds that it is unlikely the detective attempted to mislead the judicial officer into issuing the search warrant.
The Indiana Court of Appeals, after clarifying a point in their original opinion, still did not believe that a police detective tried to mislead a judge in order to obtain a search warrant. The judges upheld their original decision that affirmed the denial of a man’s motion to suppress evidence collected at his home following drug deals.
Republicans celebrated Election Day wins that extended their legislative supermajorities to levels not seen for decades but pledged to be inclusive with the dwindling number of their Democratic colleagues. IBJ.com has more on the Republicans' plans for dealing with Democrats during this upcoming session.
An eastern Indiana man has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for firing gunshots that wounded an intruder who was fleeing his property.