Judge’s retirement opens St. Joseph court vacancy
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The coming retirement of a St. Joseph Superior Court judge has opened applications for her successor, the Indiana Supreme Court announced Friday. |
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Rent’s due, again: Monthly anxieties deepen as aid falls off
| Associated Press and IL Staff
Another month passes. The coronavirus pandemic marches on. And Americans struggling amid the economic fallout once again have to worry as their next rent checks come due Aug. 1.
CHINS ruling in separate cases, outside timeframes affirmed
A father who twice was convicted of criminal charges related to domestic violence episodes against the mother of his toddler lost his appeal challenging a child in need of services determination as it relates to him.
COA affirms denial of PCR petition in meth manufacturing case
The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed the denial of a man’s petition for post-conviction relief, finding he waived his ineffective-assistance-of-counsel argument.
Man’s pro se sentence appeal denied, but COA splits over process
A man convicted of sex crimes lost his argument on appeal that he had served the entirety of his sentence, but an appellate panel disagreed on how the man’s pro se complaint should have been treated in court.
Special prosecutor sought in alleged Monroe Co. attack on Black man
A special prosecutor is being sought to handle the cases of two white men charged in an alleged assault on a Black man who says he was attacked at a southern Indiana lake and that someone threatened to “get a noose.”
Indiana students begin in-person returns to schools
For many Indiana students who returned to classrooms this week for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak forced schools to transition to remote learning last March, the school day offered a mixed bag of emotions, anxiety and plenty of new health-related protocols.
Daleville woman gets 30 years for death of son, 2, in hot car
A central Indiana woman whose 2-year-old son died after he climbed into a hot car and couldn’t get out has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to neglect.
Opinions July 30, 2020
Indiana Court of Appeals
Michael Scott Parker v. State of Indiana
20A-CR-315
Criminal. Affirms Michael Parker’s conviction for Level 3 felony dealing in methamphetamine and Class C misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license. Finds the Tippecanoe Superior Court did not abuse its discretion in admitting certain Facebook messages.
COA reverses Owen County denial of trash transfer station
A family-owned trash collection business hoping to set up a new transfer station in Owen County won a reversal from the Indiana Court of Appeals following its struggle to proceed due to a dispute with county officials.
Child support order remanded for further overpayment inquiry
The date of a daughter’s surgeries was overlooked by a trial court in determining whether a father had met his child support obligation, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday, remanding the case.
Facebook messages in police sting weren’t wrongly admitted in man’s jury trial
Facebook messages exchanged between a man wanted on warrant and a fake profile created by police were not wrongly admitted during his jury trial, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in a Thursday decision.
First OWI problem-solving court starting in Allen County
Allen Circuit Court is preparing to launch Indiana’s first operating a vehicle while intoxicated problem-solving court, which will provide offenders charged with OWI the opportunity to receive treatment, change their behavior and clear their criminal record.
New IMPD use-of-force policies ban chokeholds, stress de-escalation
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department announced Wednesday that it has adopted new use-of-force policies in the wake of nationwide protests over racial injustice sparked by George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody.
Holcomb urges virus safety steps, not tougher rules; will extend eviction moratorium
| Associated Press and IL Staff
Indiana will keep its current coronavirus restrictions in place for at least most of August, with Gov. Eric Holcomb choosing Wednesday to encourage compliance with safety measures amid continued concerns about recent growth in the state’s COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Holcomb also said he would briefly extend a moratorium on evictions that was scheduled to expire this week.
Trump floats election ‘delay’ amid claims of voting fraud
President Donald Trump is for the first time floating a “delay” to the Nov. 3 presidential election, as he makes unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud.
US economy shrank at record-breaking 33% rate last quarter
The U.S. economy shrank at a dizzying 32.9% annual rate in the April-June quarter — by far the worst quarterly plunge ever — when the viral outbreak shut down businesses, throwing tens of millions out of work and sending unemployment surging to 14.7%, the government said Thursday.
Lawmakers grill 4 Big Tech CEOs but don’t land many blows
Congressional lawmakers finally got a chance to grill the CEOs of Big Tech over their dominance and allegations of monopolistic practices that stifle competition. But it’s unclear how much they advanced their goal of bringing some of the world’s largest companies to heel.
Opinions July 29, 2020
Indiana Court of Appeals
In the Adoption of K.H., D.R. v. M.M. and C.M.
20A-AD-337
Affirms the Vanderburgh Superior Court’s adoption decree. Holds that biological father D.R. has not met his burden to overcome the presumption the trial court’s decision is correct or that the evidence leads to but one conclusion and the trial court reached the opposite conclusion.
Task force issues recommendations for handling increase in eviction cases
In anticipation of state courts being overwhelmed with landlord-tenant cases once the pandemic moratorium on evictions is lifted, a task force assembled by the Indiana Supreme Court released recommendations Wednesday that encourage payment plans and alternatives to forcibly removing residents from their homes.