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Before the high court on Friday granted cert to the case, Rokita, alongside West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, led a 27-state amici brief urging the justices to answer the question of whether Trump can be kept off 2024 ballots.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Emanuel Jamel England v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
23A-CR-1558
Criminal. Affirms the Hamilton Circuit Court’s order for Emanuel England to serve the remaining five years of his previously suspended sentence in the Indiana Department of Correction after he admitted to committing Level 5 felony robbery and consuming marijuana. Finds the trial court did not err by rejecting lesser sanctions or in selecting the most severe sanction for England’s probation violations.
Three southern Indiana police officers were justified when they shot and killed a man in September after he drove his car toward an officer who was on foot, a prosecutor says.
The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely into the 2024 presidential campaign.
A judge sentenced an ex-Colorado police officer to 14 months in jail for his role in the death of Elijah McClain after hearing the young Black man’s mother on Friday call the officer a “bully with a badge” who will always have blood on his hands.
Hundreds charged with storming the U.S. Capitol have faced the same choice in the three years since the attack: either admit their guilt and accept the consequences or take their chances on a trial in hopes of securing a rare acquittal.
Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush will address the Indiana General Assembly and the governor for her 10th State of the Judiciary address next week.
Attorney Jonathan Emenhiser had been elected to serve as managing partner of Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita submitted a new and bombastic filing on Wednesday accusing the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission of caving to outside pressure in a “political melee,” saying it could no longer give him fair treatment.
The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was posted after IL deadline on Thursday:
United States of America v. Byron Pierson
21-3248
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson.
Criminal. Affirms Byron Pierson’s conviction of one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Finds the district court did not abuse its discretion in not holding an evidentiary hearing on the proffer letter or in allowing the government to present course-of-investigation evidence.
A man challenging the proffer letter he signed during plea negotiations before ultimately choosing to go to trial failed to convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that he did not knowingly waive his rights in the initial agreement.
A financial company seeking bad debt deductions on defaulted contracts has won partial summary judgment at the Indiana Tax Court.
When Indiana lawmakers convene Monday to formally begin the 2024 legislative session, just 15% of those lawmakers will hold a law degree.
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and officials involved in the city’s gun-violence-reduction strategy held a press conference Thursday to announce progress two years into their three-year $150 million plan.
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump pressed to have special counsel Jack Smith’s team held in contempt, saying the prosecutors had taken steps to advance the 2020 election interference case against him in violation of a judge’s order last month.
An Indiana “death doula” can continue to discuss end-of-life care with her clients while her lawsuit challenging the state’s funeral laws proceeds.
An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a child, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced Dec. 29.
Gov. Eric Holcomb has announced judicial appointments in Daviess and Wayne counties.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana is warning residents about what it calls a common and reoccurring nationwide telephone scam currently circulating in the district.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Parimala Kumaresan v. Arul Anthony George (mem. dec.)
23A-DC-1304
Domestic relations with children. Affirms the Bartholomew Superior Court’s dissolution order awarding Parimala Kumaresan and Arul Anthony George joint legal custody of their two children and an equal division of the marital estate. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding joint legal custody of the children to the parents. Also finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding the SBI bank account to be a vested interest or in valuing Kumaresan’s interest in the account as the full value of the account. Finally, finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it determined that an equal division was just and reasonable.