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Opinions April 20, 2020

Indiana Court of Appeals
Kurtis L. Shorter v. State of Indiana
18A-CR-02957
Criminal. Affirms Kurtis Shorter’s aggregate 30-year sentence for conviction of Level 4 felony unlawful possession of a handgun by a serious violent felon, Class A misdemeanor possession of a synthetic drug, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana and his habitual offender adjudication. Finds the Elkhart Superior Court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the challenged evidence at trial. Finds the evidence is sufficient to sustain Shorter’s convictions and that the trial court did not err in denying Shorter’s motion to dismiss the habitual-offender enhancement.

Justices grant transfer for reconsideration in second PCR petition case

| IL Staff

Indiana Supreme Court justices have reversed for reconsideration a case involving a child molester’s petition for post-conviction relief after he asserted that his second PCR petition only raised issues that emerged after his habitual offender conviction was reversed and remanded for a new trial.

Lacking US coordination, states including Indiana team up on when to reopen

President Donald Trump, in a roller-coaster week of reversals and contradictions, told governors to “call your own shots” on lifting stay-at-home orders once the coronavirus threat subsides. But then he took to Twitter to push some to reopen their economies quickly and tell them it was their job to ramp up testing.

Opinions April 17, 2020

The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was posted after IL deadline on Thursday.
Davin Hackett v. City of South Bend
19-2574
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division. Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr.
Civil. Affirms the Northern District Court’s grant of summary judgment for the City of South Bend against former police officer Davin Hackett. Finds that on appeal, Hackett relies on an entirely new hostile environment theory but that the argument was forfeited. Also finds Hackett fails to confront the grounds for the district court’s decision.