Evidentiary arguments fail to overturn child molesting conviction at COA
A man convicted of child molesting will not get relief from the Court of Appeals of Indiana, which rejected his evidentiary arguments and his claim of prosecutorial misconduct.
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Pro se litigant loses appeal of convictions for pointing gun at police
A man convicted after pointing a gun at police failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that he should not have been allowed to proceed pro se. While the COA agreed that an attempted murder charge was improper, it did not find fundamental error.
7th Circuit vacates summary judgment for prison defendants after inmate alleges sexual assault
An inmate who claims he was sexually assaulted after being forced to undergo a blood draw will get another chance to pursue his case after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated summary judgment for the defendants.
Doctors ask lawmakers to free them from noncompete agreements
A flurry of disputes have been raging across the country in recent years over noncompete agreements, which have largely favored hospitals, medical groups and other employers. But the tide could be shifting.
2 Lawrence Co. officers shot, suspect dead after gunfire exchange
Two southern Indiana law enforcement officers were shot and wounded early Sunday during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who fled a traffic stop on foot and fired at the officers before he was fatally shot, police said.
Marion officer fatally shoots man who had pulled a handgun
A man suspected of firing shots in a northeastern Indiana city was fatally shot by a police officer early Sunday after the suspect pulled a handgun on the officer, police said.
Prosecutor: Police shot Indiana driver in self-defense; no charges
Ohio police officers who shot an Indiana man while responding to a report of a possible burglary used lethal force appropriately and won’t be charged, a Cincinnati-area prosecutor said Friday.
Jury: Musk didn’t defraud investors with 2018 Tesla tweets
A jury on Friday decided Elon Musk didn’t defraud investors with his 2018 tweets about electric automaker Tesla in a proposed deal that quickly unraveled and raised questions about whether the billionaire had misled investors.
Senate Judiciary considers 3 bills to add judicial officers in Delaware, Elkhart, Dubois counties
Three bills requesting additional judicial officers in three counties were heard by the Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday but have not yet been voted on.
DCS settles for $1.375M with couple who claimed children were wrongfully removed from home
The Indiana Department of Child Services has reached a $1.375 million settlement with an Indianapolis couple who said the department violated their constitutional rights when it wrongfully took their two children from their home.
Settlement will allow for independent absentee voting options for Hoosiers with print disabilities
| IL Staff
A “historic” settlement has been reached that will allow Hoosiers with print disabilities to vote independently without the assistance of another person.
Lake Circuit Court opens self-help center for pro se litigants
| IL Staff
The Lake Circuit Court has launched a new self-help center for litigants who are representing themselves but need some guidance.
Opinions Feb. 3, 2023
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Kimberly Binney v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-975
Criminal. Affirms the denial of Kimberly Binney’s motion to withdraw her guilty plea without a hearing. Finds convening a hearing on a presentencing motion to withdraw a guilty plea is within a trial court’s discretion.
Hamilton County launches training program for inmates
Officials in Hamilton County have launched a program aimed at providing a career pathway for individuals in the Hamilton County Jail.
Spartz says she won’t seek House reelection or run for Senate
After mulling a U.S. Senate run, Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana shocked her followers Friday when she announced she was getting out of politics altogether.
Bad-landlords measure gets unanimous Senate committee support
A measure allowing utility companies to ask courts to appoint receivers over certain landlords behind on their utility bills passed unanimously out of an Indiana Senate committee Thursday.
Bill requiring public retirement system to divest from ESG-following firms passes committee
An Indiana House committee on Thursday approved a bill requiring the state’s public pension system to divest from and terminate business relationships with firms or funds that use nonfinancial “ESG” factors in decisions.
Federal appeals court strikes down domestic violence gun law
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the government can’t stop people who have domestic violence restraining orders against them from owning guns.
Florida could end unanimous jury requirement for executions
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers proposed legislation making it easier to send convicts to death row by eliminating a unanimous jury requirement in capital punishment sentencing.
IN justices provide clarity on discretionary interlocutory appeals in opinion
In the second published opinion written by Indiana Supreme Court Justice Derek Molter on Wednesday, justices addressed a procedural issue regarding discretionary interlocutory appeals and orders in limine.