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Indiana Court of Appeals
Pink A. Robinson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
18A-CR-2218
Criminal. Affirms Pink Robinson’s aggregate 48-year sentence for conviction in Elkhart Circuit Court of three counts of Level 3 felony robbery with a deadly weapon. Finds his sentence is not inappropriate in light of his character.
The Indiana Supreme Court granted petitions to transfer in two cases last week, agreeing to hear a case concerning the sentence imposed on a 16-year-old murder defendant and a matter regarding a motorcycle crash involving a state trooper.
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb appointed three new members to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute Board of Trustees last week.
The issue that arose in Indiana from the employment discrimination case against Ivy Tech will go before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday as the nine justices will be asked whether Title VII protections extend to sexual orientation and gender identity.
Longtime clerk Laura Briggs of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana will retire from her post in mid-2020. “I have loved it,” Briggs said Monday about her 21-year tenure as clerk, a post from which she expects to retire in May or June.
Efforts by top officials of the Indiana Office of the Attorney General to place under protective order communications between them and Attorney General Curtis Hill about the sexual misconduct allegations against Hill have been defeated with the denial of their motion to quash and motion for protective order.
A Jasper homebuilder that was sued by a company that has sued more than 100 defendants, including dozens of Indiana homebuilders, has been awarded more than $518,000 in attorney fees after a judge previously cleared the Jasper company of home design copyright infringement.
The Indiana Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments this week involving a man’s prolonged fight against his habitual offender status as well as a dispute regarding an Indiana University fraternity house property.
Click here for speakers and agenda. Date: Friday, October 19, 2019 Time (local time): 8:00 am – 9:00 am Credit hours: 0.8 CLE Cost: Attendance is free, but advance registration is required. Please email section liaison Rebecca Smith at [email protected]. Location: Sheraton Indianapolis North Hotel at Keystone Crossing 8787 Keystone Crossing, Indianapolis, 46240 Provider: Indiana State […]
Click here for speakers and agenda. Date: Friday, October 25, 2019 Time (local time): 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Credit hours: 1.0 CLE Cost: $25 ISBA Member $50 Non-Member Click here to register. Location: Indiana State Bar Association One Indiana Square, Suite 530, Indianapolis 46204 Provider: Indiana State Bar Association Contact information: Kristin Owens (800) […]
Click here for speakers and agenda. Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Time (local time): 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Credit hours: 6.0 CLE Cost: $200 Section Members $225 ISBA Member $325 Non-Member $15 Student Click here to register. Location: Sheraton Indianapolis North Hotel at Keystone Crossing 8787 Keystone Crossing, Indianapolis, 46240 Provider: Indiana State Bar […]
The justices are returning to the Supreme Court bench for the start of an election year term that includes high-profile cases about abortions, protections for young immigrants and LGBT rights.
Indiana’s Roman Catholic bishops are calling for a renewed moratorium on executions at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute.
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is putting on hold a policy allowing nonbinary gender designations on driver’s licenses while state officials develop new formal regulations for gender changes on state-issued IDs.
Ryan Mears has been named the new Marion County prosecutor, replacing former Prosecutor Terry Curry.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jimmy E. Crase v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
18A-CR-2423
Criminal. Affirms Jimmy E. Crase’s conviction of two counts of Class B felony child molestation. Finds there is sufficient to support Crase’s classification as a credit restricted felon.
Across Indiana, 44 local jails are currently at capacity. But if half of all pretrial detainees were released, that number would fall to 11. A key lawmaker used that statistic Friday to demonstrate the possible benefits in Indiana’s efforts to release low-level, low-risk offenders as an alternative to cash bail.
An employer who failed confirm its presence at a telephonic hearing it was scheduled to have with a recently terminated employee couldn’t convince the Indiana Court of Appeals that it was denied a reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing.
A suspended Fort Wayne attorney with a history of formal disciplinary actions against him has again been suspended from the practice of law for noncooperation with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.
A man’s conviction in a domestic battery case after both defense and prosecution asked for a mistrial because a relative of the defendant communicated with a juror outside court will stand after the Indiana Supreme Court in a 3-2 decision chose not to hear the appeal. Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Justice Steven David published a dissent, believing the defendant had been prejudiced and was entitled to a new trial.