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A trial court can prosecute a Lake County man for a second case that involved alleged criminal acts against his girlfriend and another man, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed in an opinion Thursday.
Joshua D. Clark v. State of Indiana
22A-CR-2421
Criminal. Affirms the Hendricks Superior Court’s denial of Joshua Clark’s request for a jury instruction on the defense of entrapment. Finds the evidence does not indicate a civilian group was an apparent agent of law enforcement. Also finds Clark was not predisposed to commit child solicitation.
A trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying a man’s request for a jury instruction on the defense of entrapment after he ended up in a civilian sting to expose child predators, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey called for changes to the Supreme Court — including the addition of four more members to the nine-member court — during a stop in Boston’s Copley Square on Monday.
Indiana Republicans pushed through a proposal Monday taking a stand against socially and environmentally conscious investing although disagreements within their legislative majorities narrowed it from what conservatives first sought.
A Fort Wayne police officer whose vehicle fatally injured a pedestrian in a crosswalk was disciplined for four previous crashes while on duty, the department said Monday.
Lawmakers sent several bills to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk on Monday following chamber actions on concurrence votes and conference committees.
Two lawyers and a judge are the finalists for an upcoming vacancy on the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Katrina Louise Fouts v. State of Indiana
22A-CR-917
Criminal. Affirms Katrina Fouts’ convictions on conspiracy to commit murder and failure to report human remains charges. Finds the state presented sufficient evidence to support Fouts’ convictions and that the Hamilton Superior Court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence in the case. Also finds the state’s closing argument did not amount to fundamental error.
Several candidates interviewing for an upcoming Court of Appeals of Indiana vacancy highlighted their past experiences and long family traditions in the law.
A Hamilton County woman’s convictions on conspiracy to commit murder and failure to report human remains charges will stand, as the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed a lower court’s sentence and rejected an appeal in the case.
Indiana Lawyer reporters and designers earned five honors from the Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for their work in 2022. The awards were presented Friday at the annual IndianaPro SPJ banquet.
The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee will interview 22 applicants May 11 and 12 for two open positions in the Marion Superior Court Family Division.
The graduating law school classes of 2023 will participate in commencement ceremonies starting next month across the state.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the owner of the industrial building in Richmond that caught fire earlier this month, forcing residents within a half-mile radius to evacuate.
Employees at a New York company thought they were arranging a $2.95 million face mask delivery — of what they claimed to be 1 million authentic masks — to Indiana’s Economic Development Corporation at the height of the pandemic.
Indiana’s lawmakers are nearing the end of a grueling nearly four-month legislative session, but three of their biggest priorities — aside from the budget — remain unresolved.
On April 21, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone, which is used in more than half of all abortions in the U.S., could remain accessible without restrictions – at least for now.
The Indiana University McKinney School of Law celebrated its 11th annual Student Organization Awards on April 13.
A woman who allegedly stabbed an Indiana University student in Bloomington several times on a bus has been charged with committing a hate crime for her allegedly racially motivated attack on a woman of Chinese descent.