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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.
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.
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.
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.
A southern Indiana state senator has decided to resign from her seat just weeks after announcing a campaign for Congress.
A bill that doubles down on free speech rights at Indiana’s public colleges and universities was advanced by state lawmakers Thursday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
After 16 years of operating out of the Regions Tower in downtown Indianapolis, the Indiana State Bar Association headquarters is moving.
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 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.
A 15-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed a classmate in a South Bend high school’s restroom will remain in custody as he awaits trial, a judge has ruled.
Senate Democrats who have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, using the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a new standard.
President Joe Biden is eyeing at least three judges for an expected vacancy on the Supreme Court as he prepares to quickly deliver on his campaign pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the nation’s highest court, according to aides and allies.
A package of five bills focused on reducing violent crime, particularly in Marion County, all passed the Indiana Senate on Wednesday.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Kimberly S. Vanderveer v. State of Indiana
21A-CR-1688
Criminal. Vacates, with the state conceding, Kimberly S. Vanderveer’s conviction of Level 6 felony making a false statement on a criminal history information form as it violated her right to be free from double jeopardy. Affirms Vanderveer’s Level 5 felony using false information to obtain a handgun (Ind. Code § 35-47-2-17(a)(1)(A)). Finds the evidence and inferences most favorable to the jury’s verdict could lead a reasonable jury to conclude Vanderveer’s falsification of Form 4473 was knowing or intentional.