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Police departments cannot charge citizens a fee to “inspect,” rather than “obtain,” accident reports, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled, ordering the Evansville police to allow a woman to inspect such a report at no charge.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a man’s unlawful possession of a firearm conviction and sentence after a gun was found in his vehicle during a traffic stop.
Business leaders’ differing responses show how complicated it is to analyze and interpret crime data and incidents and assess the safety of downtown Indianapolis, even among those who routinely traverse the city’s central core.
A jury convicted a southern Indiana man of murder Friday in connection with the death of his girlfriend whose remains were found buried in a shallow grave.
A male was shot Friday at an Indianapolis shopping mall in the second shooting there this year, police said.
Speeding up planned cuts to the state’s personal income tax rates and a further expansion of the private school voucher program are keys parts of a state spending plan released Friday by Indiana House Republicans.
The city of Aurora is suing its insurance company in a claims dispute involving a cybercrime in which the city was tricked into sending more than $233,000 to a fraudster.
Retired federal judge John Tinder has joined the law firm Kaplan & Grady LLC as of counsel.
A Boone County attorney currently incarcerated after pleading guilty to felony child exploitation has resigned from the Indiana bar.
The Indiana Supreme Court has disciplined two attorneys, issuing a public reprimand to one while suspending the other for one month.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
James D. Smiley v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
22A-CR-2269
Criminal. Affirms James Smiley’s advisory sentence of three years for Level 5 felony possession of methamphetamine. Finds the Parke Circuit Court did not err in considering mitigators.
Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, with his mother saying afterward that none of them would look her in the eye in court.
New Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales has hired his brother-in-law for a top position paying a six-figure salary — a move that has drawn criticism as crossing an ethical line.
An Indiana jury has found the NCAA not liable in the death of a former Grand Valley State quarterback whose widow accused the college sports governing body of failing to warn college athletes about the risks of head injuries while playing football.
The Supreme Court says it will not hear arguments as planned March 1 in a case involving a Trump-era immigration policy used several millions of times over the past three years to quickly turn away migrants at the border.
The Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana has appointed a new executive director.
The Indiana Supreme Court has denied transfer to a sex offender registration case, issuing a published opinion admonishing the appellant for abusing the appellate system and the clerk’s office staff.
A northern Indiana ex-deputy prosecutor who was suspended from the practice of law for four years after listening in on two defendants’ privileged conversations has been conditionally reinstated to the Indiana bar.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Timothy Marcus Mayberry v. Indiana Department of Corrections, et al. (mem. dec.)
22A-CT-2482
Civil tort. Affirms and reverses in part the denial of Timothy Marcus Mayberry’s complaint against the Indiana Department of Correction and four unnamed prison officials/employees, and the denial as moot of his motion for appointment of counsel. Finds the Sullivan Circuit Court erred in dismissing Mayberry’s tort claim against DOC. Also finds the trial court did not err in dismissing Mayberry’s claims against the unnamed DOC employees in their individual capacities. Finally, finds the trial court must consider Mayberry’s motion for appointment of counsel on remand.
A bill decriminalizing the possession of two ounces or less of marijuana received a hearing before a House committee Wednesday but isn’t expected to get additional consideration.
