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Dreyer: Violence against judges leads to broad disorder

| David J. Dreyer

We Americans do not know what we really think of our judges. … Are they heroes or villains? Hiller B. Zobel, “Why We Hate To Love Judges” In 1970, Judge Harold Haley was led from his California courtroom with a shotgun wired around his neck. He was killed during the escape attempt of a defendant […]

Jan. 30, 2026

Indiana Court of Appeals
Lloyd N. Jelks v. State of Indiana
No. 25A-CR-1971

Criminal. Appeal from the Marion Superior Court, Judge Amy M. Jones. Affirms Jelks’s conviction for refusal to provide identification information, a Class C misdemeanor. Holds the evidence was sufficient to prove Jelks knowingly or intentionally refused to identify himself to a law enforcement officer who had stopped him for an infraction, as required by Indiana Code § 34-28-5-3.5. Concludes the evidence showed Officer Reneski lawfully stopped Jelks for operating a vehicle with a fictitious license plate, repeatedly requested Jelks’s identification, and explained the consequences of refusal, yet Jelks persisted in refusing to provide his name, date of birth, address, or state identification despite possessing a valid Indiana identification card in his wallet. Further holds Jelks’s asserted belief that he was exercising constitutional rights was irrelevant to whether he knowingly or intentionally refused to identify himself under the statute. Accordingly, affirms the judgment and suspended sentence. Appellant’s attorneys: Talisha R. Griffin; Timothy J. Burns. Appellee’s attorneys: Office of the Indiana Attorney General.

Jan. 29, 2026

Indiana Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Estate of Beverly K. Webster, Deceased; Christopher D. Webster v. Fred William Webster, Christina Kay Webster, and Katie Doades, individually and as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Beverly K. Webster
24A-ES-2788

Civil. Appeal from the Daviess Circuit Court, Judge Gregory A. Smith. Affirms the trial court’s orders enforcing a mediated settlement agreement resolving a will contest and estate disputes and awarding attorney fees. Holds the settlement agreement governing distribution of estate assets was ambiguous as to the scope of “all real estate” and, after considering extrinsic evidence including the decedent’s will and related agreements, the trial court did not err in interpreting the agreement to apply to 32.035 acres rather than all estate real estate. Further holds the agreement did not invalidate the decedent’s will or its specific devises, and the probate court’s approval of the compromise did not adjudicate the merits or set aside the will. Concludes Christopher Webster breached multiple provisions of the settlement agreement by failing to make required payments, dismiss the will contest, and comply with payment obligations, while Fred William Webster complied. Affirms the award of attorney fees to Fred William Webster as caused by Christopher Webster’s breach and affirms closure of the estate. Appellant’s attorneys: Adam R. Doerr and Kevin D. Koons, Kroger, Gardis & Regas, LLP; Lucas John Rowe, The Rowe Law Firm. Appellee’s attorneys: Kathryn E. DeWeese and Ryan M. Heeb, Bunger & Robertson.