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Tyrone Anthony Ross, 30, was sentenced to five years in federal prison and three years supervised release on Monday for firing a gun during a protest in downtown Indianapolis following the murder of George Floyd.
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Court of Appeals of Indiana
Jermaine D. Marshall v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-1557
Criminal. Affirms Jermaine Marshall’s aggregate three-year sentence with one year suspended to probation for conviction of Level 5 felony attempted robbery and his admittance to being a habitual offender. Concludes that Marshall’s waiver of a jury trial was knowing, voluntary, and intelligent.
A Muncie man has been charged with five counts of felony intimidation after threatening to “pick off” multiple Delaware County judges with firearms upon his release from jail.
The newest Indiana Supreme Court justice will be announced sometime this week, the governor’s office has confirmed with Indiana Lawyer.
A federal prisoner’s appeal of a magistrate judge’s denial of his request to access a wiretap warrant from his case was dismissed Monday after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found the order was not entered by a district judge and that it ultimately lacked jurisdiction to do anything else with the case.
Wide-ranging bipartisan legislation unveiled Tuesday would regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets following a series of high-profile busts and failures.
The former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and other members were charged with seditious conspiracy for what federal prosecutors say was a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.
A looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm elections are potential triggers for extremist violence over the next six months, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
A judge declared a second mistrial Monday for a man charged in the 2015 killing of a pastor’s wife after jurors learned details about the Indianapolis case’s long history in the court system.
A brother and sister suing Purdue University over an alleged breach of contract will have to disclose their previously recorded phone conversations with school officials after the Tippecanoe Circuit Court found discovery rules demand the release of the audio.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Charles C. Hadden v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-IF-2846
Infraction. Affirms Charles Hadden’s traffic citation for speeding in a worksite while workers were not present. Finds that Hadden’s traffic citation was enforceable and that Hadden was not prejudiced by a deputy prosecutor’s failure to file an appearance.
Lake County cases involving immigration welcoming ordinances, a dentist’s breach of contract allegations and an eminent domain dispute will all come before the Indiana Supreme Court during oral arguments this week.
Indiana Supreme Court justices granted transfer to one case last week regarding a dispute that resulted in a reversal for several environmental groups against a southern Indiana electric company.
A northern Indiana man was sentenced to 40 years in prison on child neglect charges stemming from the shooting death of his 1-year-old son by the boy’s 4-year-old sibling.
Three people were taken into custody following a Sunday shooting that wounded two people shortly after a graduation ceremony in northwestern Indiana, police said.
A gunman suspected of fatally shooting a retired county judge at a Wisconsin home had a list that included Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, Whitmer’s office and a law enforcement source said Saturday.
Data reported to the FBI each year by thousands of police departments across the country shows the percentage of youths taken into custody who were referred to adult courts has dropped from 8% in 2010 to 2% in 2019. Instead, more teenagers are being sent to juvenile courts or community programs that steer them to counseling, peer mediation and other services aimed at keeping them out of trouble.
A unanimous Indiana Supreme Court has found HEA 1123, the controversial law allowing the Legislature to call itself into special session, violates the state’s constitution, handing Gov. Eric Holcomb a victory in a fight with the legislators that was ignited by the restrictions implemented during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Jacqueline Kristen Dennis (Darbo) v. Gary Clyde Dennis
22A-DR-345
Domestic relations. Reverses the denial of the petition filed by Jacqueline Dennis (Darbo) asking the dissolution court to appoint a commissioner to execute a quitclaim deed or to declare the judgment lien her ex-husband held on the marital home to be satisfied and released. Finds the Hamilton Superior Court “understandably but mistakenly” relied on “the termination rule” and opinions describing the rule to conclude it lacked jurisdiction in this case. Finds the trial court does not lack jurisdiction to rule on Darbo’s petition. Remands.