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A northwest Indiana man has been sentenced to community corrections and probation for breaking into a Hammond church with another man in 2019 and proceeding to ransack the sanctuary and its contents.
A 60-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the “suspicious” death of a woman at an Indianapolis nursing center where they both were residents, police said.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Emily Styron, Mayor of the Town of Zionsville, Indiana v. Brad Burk, Alex Choi, Joseph Culp, Josh Garrett, Craig Melton, Jason Plunkett, and Bryan Traylor, Town Council of Zionsville, Indiana, and James C. VanGorder
21A-PL-1521
Civil plenary. Affirms the Boone Superior Court’s entry of summary judgment for the Town Council of Zionsville and its denial of Mayor Emily Styron’s motion for summary judgment. Finds that the power proposed to be exercised by the mayor — namely, to redefine the duties of the fire department chief, revise his job description and demote him — would, in its operation and effect, discharge the chief without the council’s approval as required under the express terms of the town’s 2014 reorganization resolution.
The feud between political commentator Abdul-Hakim Shabazz and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita that began when Shabazz was barred from a press conference in October 2021 has spilled over into federal court.
The mayor of Zionsville cannot unilaterally demote the town’s fire chief without approval from the town council, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.
Barnes & Thornburg partner Anthony “Tony” Prather has been selected to serve as the newest chief legal officer of Indiana University.
The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed a judge pro tempore for Johnson Superior Court 3 as the current judge steps down from the bench to run for prosecutor. Meanwhile, a judge pro tem just appointed in the Marion Superior Court has been relieved of her duties following an official judicial appointment.
The Allen Circuit and Superior Courts are extending their pause on jury trials due to continued COVID concerns.
An Indianapolis attorney already under a suspension for CLE noncompliance is now facing an additional suspension for failing to cooperate with a disciplinary investigation action filed against him.
After a yearlong review, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has begun charging for requests for police body camera videos.
Former Vice President Mike Pence has directly rebutted Donald Trump’s claims that he could have overturned the results of the 2020 election, saying the former president was simply “wrong.”
Three longshot U.S. Senate candidates have filed with Indiana election officials to join the May primary ballot, although their names might not ultimately be listed.
A man has been convicted in the 2020 fatal shooting of a woman who was found dead in an idling car parked outside downtown Indianapolis’ main municipal building.
An Illinois man has pleaded guilty to attacking and injuring two Indiana state troopers during a roadside scuffle along a northwest Indiana highway ramp.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed an interlocutory appeal for a woman charged with murdering her husband, finding that she may use effects-of-battery evidence in her self-defense claim.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Peggy Sue Higginson v. State of Indiana
21A-CR-1169
Criminal. Reverses the Posey Superior Court’s grant of the state’s motion to exclude expert witness testimony for Peggy Higginson on the basis that the expert’s anticipated testimony concerning Higginson’s PTSD diagnosis was inadmissible to support a claim of self-defense. Finds that Higginson may use effects-of-battery evidence in her self-defense claim. Also finds that Dr. Polly Westcott may testify as to evidence that relates to the general reasonableness of one’s apprehension of fear, given the psychological trauma which comes from battery, but may not reach an ultimate factual determination exclusive to the jury. Remands for further proceedings.
Angola attorney Allen R. Stout has been suspended from the practice of law for three months with automatic reinstatement after he was found to have deliberately deceived and bullied a woman who was seeking a protective order against his client.
At the halfway point in this year’s legislative session, Republican leaders in the House and Senate continue to be at odds over the highest-profile issues of the session, including restrictions on employer vaccine mandates and tax cuts for businesses and individuals.
The Indiana Supreme Court is requesting public comment on proposed rule amendments that, if approved, could provide additional legal aid funds to the Indiana Bar Foundation.
Indiana Supreme Court justices have declined transfer to more than a dozen cases, splitting in their decisions for several of them. However, the high court agreed to hear one case involving computer trespassing.