Clemency hearings end for Indiana death row inmate
Whether death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie will be executed on May 20 is now up to the state parole board and Gov. Mike Braun.

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Whether death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie will be executed on May 20 is now up to the state parole board and Gov. Mike Braun.
The court ruled that the appeals of expired mental health commitments are not moot if any potential collateral consequences remain.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Russell Bernacchi and Judith Bernacchi v. Yon M. Lindborg and Kenneth L. Rutz
24A-CT-1686
Civil tort. Dismisses without prejudice Russell and Judith Bernacchi’s appeal of LaPorte Circuit Court Judge Thomas Alevizos’ order denying the Bernacchis’ motion for summary judgment against Kenneth Rutz and Yon Lindborg’s complaint. Finds the trial court’s order denying the Bernacchis’ motion for summary judgment is neither a final judgment nor an appealable interlocutory order, and the appellate court lacks appellate jurisdiction over the Bernacchis’ appeal. Attorney for appellants: Martin Lucas. Attorney for appellees: R. Brian Woodward
Jackson Circuit Court Judge Richard Poynter on Monday sentenced 63-year-old Ronald Anderson to 18 years in prison for the death of 24-year-old Clifford Smith
Indiana Office of Technology officials said the emails were scams and discouraged recipients from clicking on the links.
The rule requires ticket sellers, hotels, vacation rental platforms and others to disclose processing fees, cleaning fees and other charges up front.
Combs’ former girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, is expected to take the stand Tuesday after prosecutors on Monday showed jurors video of the performer beating her in a hotel in 2016.
Refugee groups have questioned why the white South Africans are being prioritized.
The mother of the victim was sentenced to 25 years in prison, and the mother’s male friend was sentenced to 50 years.
Each of them has been convicted of other crimes in Indiana or Florida. They all face other pending charges in the United States.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jerry D. McBride v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-2213
Criminal. Reverses Jerry McBride’s conviction by an Elkhart Superior Court jury of Class A misdemeanor invasion of privacy for violating a protective order prohibiting him from communicating with a next-door neighbor. Finds that that McBride failed to preserve the claim of evidentiary error, but that the trial court committed reversible error in declining to give a pattern jury instruction on the defense of property. Remands for a new trial. Attorney for appellant: Donald Shuler. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorney General Megan Smith.
The order calls on the health department to broker new price tags for drugs. If a deal is not reached, a new rule will kick in that will tie the price of what the U.S. pays for medications to lower prices paid by other countries.
Roche said Monday’s news was “aligning with national efforts to strengthen local manufacturing.”
Surveyed commercial carriers logged the most “predatory” towing incidents relative to mileage in Indiana between 2021 and 2023, according to a report by the American Transportation Research Institute.
Proposed roster caps have prevented U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken from approving a $2.78 billion settlement, which is designed to allow schools to pay players directly beginning later this year.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Matthew Eversole v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-1910
Criminal. Affirms Clay Circuit Court Judge Joseph Trout’s judgment on the drug-interdiction fee, but finds an indigency hearing was required for the fine, costs and fees for which the agreement did not specify amounts. Reverses the trial court’s judgment to all expenses other than the $200 drug-interdiction fee. Remands the trial court to conduct or schedule an indigency hearing in conjunction with its imposition on Eversole of any other fine, costs and fees. Attorney for appellant: Kay Beehler. Attorneys for appellee: Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and Deputy Attorney General J.T. Whitehead.
Indianapolis city officials say the acquisition process is intended to clear up the ownership of the former rail line as they expand the trail from 10th to 96th streets.
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments May 15 in a jurisdictional dispute over a Cass County juvenile delinquency case that has been lingering in legal limbo for more than a year.
The high court requests are in response to a 2-2 decision handed down late last month by Indiana’s Supreme Court justices, which shut the door on any further legal challenges in state or federal courts.
Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, the court said in a statement Friday.