Life without parole off table in 2017 police officer’s death
A life without parole sentence is off the table for a man standing trial for the 2017 fatal shooting of an Indiana police office.
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Indiana man gets jail for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
A central Indiana man has been sentenced to 30 days behind bars for his role in the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Mishawaka police justified in shooting man dead: prosecutors
A northern Indiana police officer was justified in fatally shooting a man during a recent standoff at a mobile home park, prosecutors said Friday.
Opinions Feb. 11, 2022
Court of Appeals of Indiana
In the Matter of the Guardianship of A.E.R. (Minor Child) Shawn Wright v. Gilberto Ruiz, Sr., and Teresa Ruiz
21A-GU-1682
Guardianship. Affirms the Lake Superior Court’s order appointing grandparents Gilberto Ruiz, Sr. and Teresa Ruiz as guardians of Shawn Wright’s child, A.E.R. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Wright’s motion to transfer venue and by appointing the grandparents as A.E.R.’s guardians. Finds the grandparents are not entitled to attorney fees.
Interviews lined up for IN Supreme Court vacancy
| IL Staff
Interviews have been scheduled for 19 Hoosier lawyers and judges that applied to become the next justice on the Indiana Supreme Court bench.
7th Circuit upholds denial of habeas petition, leaves Davenport question for another day
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals was able to avoid a “thorny choice of law question” when it found that the cases cited by a federal prisoner convicted and sentenced in Missouri did not conflict with its sister circuit’s view that the offense of exhibiting weapons is a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
COA affirms guardianship of teen to grandparents
A couple has secured guardianship over their teenage granddaughter after the Court of Appeals of Indiana expressed concern about whether the child would be safe in her mother’s care.
No constitutional violation when defendant ordered to smile for jury, COA rules
The Wells Circuit Court didn’t violate a methamphetamine dealer’s Fifth Amendment rights when it ordered him to show his teeth to a jury to demonstrate he was the same person that was in an incriminating video, according to the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
Governor taking applications for Johnson County judicial vacancy
| IL Staff
Applications are now being accepted to fill the vacancy on the Johnson County Superior Court 3 bench that was created when Judge Lance Hamner recently resigned to run for prosecutor.
Delta asks DOJ to put unruly passengers on no-fly list
Any person convicted of a disruption on board a flight should be added to the national “no fly” list, Delta Air Lines told the U.S. Department of Justice.
Biden doing ‘deep dive’ on ‘about 4’ high court candidates
President Joe Biden appears to be narrowing his list of candidates for the Supreme Court, saying he’s looking at “about four people” as Democrats who met with him Thursday say he wants a “persuasive” nominee in the mold of retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
U.S. inflation jumped 7.5% over past year, a 40-year high
Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates across the economy.
Purdue police review white officer’s arrest of Black student
A Black Purdue University student said Thursday that an argument with his girlfriend led to a white campus police officer punching him and using his elbow to pin him down by the neck on the snowy ground.
Opinions Feb. 10, 2022
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Jeffery L. Weaver, Jr. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-911
Criminal. Affirms Jeffery L. Weaver Jr.’s convictions of dealing in methamphetamine and possession of a narcotic drug. Finds the pat down and detention of Weaver did not violate the Fourth Amendment or Article 1, Section 11 of the Indiana Constitution, so the Jay Circuit Court did not err in admitting the challenged evidence.
Free legal answers website hits record number of questions
| IL Staff
In another sign of the overwhelming impact of the pandemic, data released from the American Bar Association shows the number of questions submitted by low-income individuals and families seeking help through the online program ABA Free Legal Answers has doubled since the outbreak of COVID-19.
Supreme Court to hear arguments in duty to defend, armed burglary cases
| IL Staff
Indiana Supreme Court justices will hear two additional oral arguments this month, including cases regarding insurance coverage for a pair of Kokomo bars and the reversal of an armed burglary conviction.
IN Northern District courtroom to be named in Miller Jr.’s honor
| IL Staff
In recognition of Judge Robert Lowell Miller Jr.’s more than 46 years of judicial service, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana is naming the courtroom where he presides in his honor.
Governor grants clemency to 3 incarcerated Hoosiers
| IL Staff
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has granted clemency to three Indiana prisoners who have terminal health conditions.
Congress approves sex harassment bill in #MeToo milestone
Congress on Thursday gave final approval to legislation guaranteeing that people who experience sexual harassment at work can seek recourse in the courts, a milestone for the #MeToo movement that prompted a national reckoning on the way sexual misconduct claims are handled.
Indianapolis delays suit against apartment owner, citing interested buyer
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration, which in January threatened a lawsuit against the owner of a troubled Nora-area apartment complex, has delayed filing suit, citing interest from a possible buyer.