Two Carroll County deputies killed in single-vehicle crash
Two Carroll County sheriff’s deputies have been killed after the car they were in crashed in Central Indiana while heading to assist another agency with a traffic stop.
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Lack of detailed NIL rules challenges NCAA enforcement
As the market for college athlete to earn money off their names, images and likenesses rapidly evolves, NCAA enforcement is faced with the tricky task of trying to police activities currently unregulated by detailed, uniform rules.
Authorities: Woman dies in Fort Wayne shooting over weekend
Authorities were investigating after a woman died in a shooting in northeast Indiana.
Ex-ambulance service owner gets probation in fraud case
The former owner of a northwest Indiana ambulance service has avoided prison after pleading guilty in a health care fraud case that cost the government of millions of dollars.
COA affirms felony auto theft conviction, habitual offender finding
A Lawrence County man has failed in his bid to overturn his auto theft conviction and habitual offender status, despite his argument that the ruling produced an improper double enhancement.
Valpo attorney put on indefinite suspension for noncooperation
| IL Staff
The Indiana Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended Valparaiso attorney Bryan M. Truitt from practicing law in Indiana for failing to cooperate with a disciplinary investigation against him.
Justices take certified questions, rule Gary death row inmate didn’t ‘properly’ file PCR petition
A Gary man sentenced to death did not “properly file” a post-conviction petition in 2016, and an Indiana Supreme Court order in 2017 to file the deficient PCR petition did not render it proper, the Supreme Court has ruled in response to certified questions from a federal judge.
Opinions Jan. 28, 2022
Indiana Supreme Court
Kevin Isom v. Ron Neal
21S-CQ-545
Certified question. Accepts the certified questions of the Indiana Northern District Court and answers both questions negatively. Finds that the unverified post-conviction petition tendered to the Lake Superior Court in January 2016 by death row inmate Kevin Isom was not “properly filed” as of the date of its initial submission, nor did the Indiana Supreme Court’s January 2017 order render Isom’s post-conviction petition “properly filed” as of the date of its initial submission.
Indiana Senate backs narrow bill to end health emergency
The Indiana Senate has approved a bill taking administrative steps that Gov. Eric Holcomb has said are needed in order for him to end the statewide COVID-19 public health emergency.
Indiana Sen. Houchin quits to focus on congressional race
A southern Indiana state senator has decided to resign from her seat just weeks after announcing a campaign for Congress.
Indiana bill ensuring free speech at colleges moves forward
A bill that doubles down on free speech rights at Indiana’s public colleges and universities was advanced by state lawmakers Thursday.
Ban on transgender athletes advances in Indiana Legislature
Indiana lawmakers advanced a Republican-backed bill Thursday that would ban transgender women and girls from participating in K-12 school sports that match their gender identity, despite mounting opposition from activists who say it’s unconstitutional, sexist and bigoted.
Indianapolis man gets 55 years for killing man found in tub
An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the 2018 fatal shooting of a man whose body was found in a bathtub at the gunman’s home.
Biden: Ready for ‘long overdue’ pick of Black female justice
President Joe Biden strongly affirmed Thursday that he will nominate the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, declaring such historic representation is “long overdue” and promising to announce his choice by the end of February.
Bonaventura to temporarily fill Marion Superior vacancy
Senior judge and former head of the Indiana Department of Child Services Mary Beth Bonaventura has been appointed judge pro tempore to fill a vacancy in Marion Superior Court 15, starting Feb. 7 and continuing until further order from the Indiana Supreme Court.
Judge pro tem appointed to Clark Circuit Court; senior judge days allocated
| IL Staff
A Clark County judge is taking medical leave, prompting the appointment of a senior judge to temporarily take his spot on the bench, according to the Indiana Supreme Court. Meanwhile, justices also ordered for the allocation of senior judge service days in two Clark County courts.
Opinions Jan. 27, 2022
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Moussa I. Dahab v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-1155
Criminal. Affirms Moussa I. Dahab’s conviction of battery by means of a deadly weapon as a Level 5 felony. Finds any error in the admission of evidence was harmless. Also finds the evidence was sufficient.
ISBA moving headquarters to Capital Center in downtown Indy
| IL Staff
After 16 years of operating out of the Regions Tower in downtown Indianapolis, the Indiana State Bar Association headquarters is moving.
Senate committee advances bill giving intervention rights to ‘kinship caregivers’
The Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 410 on Wednesday, a measure designed to give “kinship caregivers” the right to intervene in termination of parental rights cases.
Indiana lawmakers advance bill targeting K-12 curriculum
Indiana lawmakers are moving forward with a series of contentious Republican-backed bills that they say would increase transparency of K-12 school curricula and restrict students from accessing “harmful materials” at libraries.