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An attorney with experience as a deputy prosecutor and a public defender has been appointed to the Morgan Superior Court, filling the vacancy created when Judge Peter Foley was elevated to the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
The Indiana Supreme Court is changing some verbiage in the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure pertaining to protective orders in domestic relations cases and is also adding language to the joint orders subsection.
A man who previously convinced the Court of Appeals of Indiana to reduce his burglary conviction and sentence failed Wednesday in his second sentencing appeal.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has overturned two Level 1 felony child molesting convictions in favor of lower-level felonies, citing insufficient evidence to support the more severe charges.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Fredrick Austin v. State of Indiana
22A-CR-1240
Criminal. Reverses Fredrick Austin’s convictions of two counts of Level 1 felony child molesting. Finds the evidence is insufficient to support the convictions. Remands with instructions to replace the two Level 1 felony convictions with two convictions of Level 4 felony child molesting and to resentence Austin accordingly.
A western Indiana jail inmate faces felony charges for allegedly attacking and trying to choke a correctional officer in his jail cell, police said.
In courtrooms across America, defendants get additional prison time for crimes that juries found they didn’t commit. The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked, again, to put an end to the practice.
A Delaware trucker described as an architect of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan’s governor was sentenced Wednesday to more than 19 years in prison — the longest term yet given to anyone convicted in the plot.
A powerful Indiana Senate Republican plans to introduce legislation next year to create a commission to consider changes to Indiana’s tax structure, including phasing out the state income tax.
A southeastern Indiana man allegedly shot and critically wounded his wife before later shooting at an officer as the suspect walked outside in the bitter cold carrying a child, police said.
The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on asylum in place for now, dashing hopes of migrants to reach the United States.
The Dobbs v. Jackson ruling left abortion rights up to the states. As a result, lower courts in at least five states, including Indiana, have issued rulings in abortion-related religious freedom lawsuits.
Legal Services Corp., which supports legal aid organizations around the country including Indiana Legal Services, has received a $560 million appropriation from Congress — a 14.5% increase over last year’s $489 million and the largest percentage boost in funding since 1979.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
John C. Miller v. State of Indiana
22A-CR-1055
Criminal. Affirms John C. Miller’s convictions of Level 4 felony possession of methamphetamine and Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia. Finds Whitley Circuit Court did not abuse its discretion when it admitted evidence recovered during a pat-down search of Miller. Finds the pat-down search was supported by reasonable suspicion and thus did not violate Miller’s Fourth Amendment rights.
A northeastern Indiana man has failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that deputies violated his Fourth Amendment rights when they patted him down and arrested him after an anonymous noise complaint was called in against him.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana collected $7,065,356.11 in civil and criminal actions for the fiscal year 2022, the office announced Dec. 21.
A split Court of Appeals of Indiana has found for a board of zoning appeals in a fight over whether the replacement and relocation of the supporting posts allowed a freestanding sign to keep its nonconforming status under a local ordinance.
Thousands of migrants on the southern border are awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision on asylum restrictions.
A man who was walking with a small child outside in the bitter cold early Friday shot at a southeastern Indiana sheriff’s deputy who returned fire and wounded him, state police said.
Changes to K-12 curriculum, increased access to early-childhood education and a response to Indiana’s ongoing teacher shortage are top-of-mind issues for Indiana lawmakers as the 2023 legislative session nears.
