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Opinions Oct. 20, 2020
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jordan Allen Temme v. State of Indiana
20A-CR-275
Criminal. Affirms the denial of Jordan Allen Temme’s motion for the Vanderburgh Superior Court to apply the doctrine of “credit for time erroneously at liberty” after he was erroneously released from incarceration. Finds that the Department of Corrections’ inadvertent and quickly discovered error does not operate under the law of the state to cancel any part of Temme’s punishment for the crimes for which he was justly convicted and sentenced. Also finds the trial court did not err in denying Temme’s motion.
TPR affirmed for father with drug, arrest problems
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed on Tuesday the termination of a St. Joseph County father’s parent-child relationship with his daughter after finding no due process violations against him.
COA affirms reincarceration of man erroneously released years early
A man who was erroneously released from prison more than two years early must return to the Department of Correction after the Indiana Court of Appeals declined to adopt a doctrine that would award him credit for the time he was free.
Marion Superior Judge Borges to retire; application period opens
| IL Staff
Applications are available for an upcoming judicial position on the Marion Superior Court that will occur when Judge Lisa Borges retires at the end of the year.
Indiana clerk refuses to wear mask while administering polls
A county clerk in rural Indiana says she will not wear a mask while overseeing early voting despite the county’s surge of coronavirus cases and warnings from a state official.
Killer’s appeal rejected in rural Dubois Co. stabbing death
A man convicted of stabbing his girlfriend to death in rural Dubois County lost his appeal Tuesday that challenged the evidence admitted and excluded at his trial and the manner in which the jury was instructed.
Indiana GOP candidate’s Facebook post condemned by party leaders
Republican officials have denounced a Facebook posting by one of the party’s Indiana congressional candidates about white supremacy.
Parents charged in death of boy accidentally shot by sibling
The parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot to death earlier this year in South Bend by a gun accidentally fired by his 4-year-old sibling have been charged.
SCOTUS allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballots
| Associated Press and IL Staff
The Supreme Court of the United States will allow Pennsylvania to count mailed-in ballots received up to three days after the Nov. 3 election, rejecting a Republican plea in the presidential battleground state.
SCOTUS rejects Indiana sword fight killer’s appeal, 4 other Hoosier cases
| IL Staff
The United States Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from an Indiana man convicted of killing his great-uncle in a 2009 sword fight that also took the life of the man’s grandmother. The case is one of five Indiana criminal, juvenile justice or post-conviction cases denied certiorari Monday by the high court.
Protest arrests show regular Americans, not urban antifa
President Donald Trump portrays the hundreds of people arrested nationwide in protests against racial injustice as violent urban left-wing radicals. But an Associated Press review of thousands of pages of court documents tell a different story.
Justice Department files landmark antitrust case against Google
| Associated Press and IL Staff
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging Google has been abusing its dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers. Attorneys general from 11 states, including Indiana, are plaintiffs in the case.
11/10-11/11 – Virtual Health Law Symposium 2020 (virtual event)
This annual event will be brought to you virtually this year and will view the industry through the lens of the ongoing pandemic. Since the conference is going virtual, we are focusing on how Covid-19 has impacted certain aspects of our clients’ businesses and this conference will keep you on the leading edge to address […]
Senate to work through weekend to push Barrett onto court
Wasting no time, the Senate is on track to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court by next Monday, charging toward a rare weekend session as Republicans push past procedural steps to install President Donald Trump’s pick before Election Day.
11/5 – Applied Professionalism for Newly Admitted Attorneys (virtual event)
Topics include: – Judges & Lawyers Assistance Program – Lawyer Trust Accounts – The Disciplinary Commission – The Role of Support Staff – Professionalism & Civility – Implicit Bias – Attorney-Client Relationships Date: Thursday, November 5, 2020 Time (local time): 8:55 am – 4:20 pm Credit hours: 6.0 applied professionalism or ethics credit Cost: $150 […]
Opinions Oct. 19, 2020
Timothy A. Cooper v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
20A-CR-00855
Criminal. Affirms Timothy Cooper’s Level 5 felony conviction in Tippecanoe Superior Court of failure to register as a sex or violent offender with a prior conviction. Finds the evidence was sufficient and Cooper has not demonstrated that he was harmed by the jury seeing him in shackles and in custody.
IU Maurer part of ABA policing consortium
Indiana University Maurer School of Law is part of a just-launched collaboration of law schools across the United States that are coming together to examine and address legal issues in policing and public safety.
Allen County magistrate judge named to superior court bench
| IL Staff
An Allen County magistrate judge has been appointed to an open seat on the Allen Superior Court bench. Gov. Eric Holcomb made the appointment Friday.
Study committee supports judicial requests in 6 counties
Courts in six Indiana counties have received a favorable recommendation for additional judicial resources after a unanimous vote by the Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary.