2 arrested in multi-year probe of Muncie public corruption
A Muncie city official and a local contractor have been indicted on federal charges that are the latest to come out of a probe of public corruption in the Delaware County city.
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Johnson County prosecutor Cooper to resign after domestic battery sentencing
Johnson County Prosecutor Bradley Cooper will resign from his elected office Wednesday after he is sentenced for felony and misdemeanor domestic battery charges, according to court records.
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99
John Paul Stevens, the bow-tied, independent-thinking, Republican-nominated justice who unexpectedly emerged as the Supreme Court's leading liberal, died Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after suffering a stroke Monday. He was 99.
Veteran Marion Superior Judge Dreyer to step down after 2020
Longtime Marion Superior Judge David Dreyer will step down after 23 years on the bench when his term expires at the end of 2020, he announced Tuesday. Dreyer, 63, a 23-year judge who has presided in civil and criminal cases on the state trial court bench in Indianapolis, said in a news release that he intends to seek senior judge status and continue hearing cases.
Opinions July 16, 2019
The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was posted after IL deadline Monday:
American Homeland Title Agency, Inc., John Yonas, and Martin Rink v. Stephen W. Robertson, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Insurance
18-3293
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Senior Judge Sarah Evans Barker.
Civil plenary. Affirms summary judgment for Stephen Robinson and the Indiana Department of Insurance on American Homeland’s suit alleging the department discriminated against it for the loss of its licenses for its out-of-state residency. Finds that because American Homeland surrendered its licenses in its agreement with the department and has provided no valid reason to void that agreement, judicial review is unavailable.
Justices reverse conviction over incomplete advisement forms
A Knox County man had his misdemeanor conviction overturned after the Indiana Supreme Court found he did not validly waive his right to a jury trial. Justices also used the ruling to advise trial courts of best practices in misdemeanor cases.
Judge bars Trump confidant Roger Stone from social media
A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday restricted Roger Stone’s use of social media after finding that the longtime friend of President Donald Trump violated her gag order.
Ex-basketball coach loses child seduction appeal
A former Mishawaka High School assistant girls basketball coach failed to persuade the Indiana Court of Appeals to reverse his child seduction conviction for a sexual relationship he had with a 17-year-old player he had coached since at least Grade 8.
FBI searches Muncie offices amid multi-year investigation
FBI agents have searched municipal offices in Muncie as part of a multi-year investigation into city government in the Delaware County community.
Police say trucker speeding in Indianapolis crash that killed 3
Police said a semitrailer’s computer data says it was going above the speed limit when it slammed into a line of vehicles on an Indianapolis highway Sunday, killing a woman and her 18-month-old twin daughters.
Contempt finding, 180-day sentence upheld against man who refused to testify
A man who was sentenced to six months in prison after refusing to testify at a theft and conspiracy trial has failed to convince the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn the contempt finding against him.
COA: Dog sniff didn’t unlawfully prolong traffic stop
A traffic stop that led to a man’s marijuana convictions was not unlawfully prolonged by a dog sniff, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled, so evidence found as a result of the sniff was not improperly admitted at trial.
More charges filed against young man in deaths of 2
Authorities have added charges in the case of a young man who is accused of killing two people in Porter County.
South Bend police officer who fatally shot black man resigns
A white Indiana police officer who fatally shot a black man, sparking protests and roiling the presidential campaign of South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, has resigned, the local police union announced Monday.
Trump moves to effectively end asylum at southern border
Reversing decades of U.S. policy, the Trump administration said Monday it will end all asylum protections for most migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border — the president’s most forceful attempt yet to block asylum claims and slash the number of people seeking refuge in America.
7th Circuit: Title agency can’t sue state to get back surrendered licenses
A title insurance company barred from doing business in Indiana after the Department of Insurance found hundreds of violations in an audit cannot sue to reclaim the licenses it voluntarily surrendered, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Reversal: Probate court must consider ex’s purported will
The ex-wife of a man who died in June 2018 will be permitted to enter into probate court a document she contends is her ex-husband’s will, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday, reversing a trial court order that determined the man had died without leaving a will.
In Utica billboard fight, COA reverses order for attorney fees
An acrimonious court fight over seven billboards outside Utica, Indiana, will not conclude with a military reuse authority paying attorney fees to the entities it sued, as a trial court ordered. The Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday reversed an order for the suing party to pay more than $237,000 to opposing counsel in litigation over highway sign permits in Clark County.
Court must consider competency in community corrections revocation, COA says
A convicted robber whose community corrections placement was revoked was denied due process because a court failed to consider his competency after evaluations had been ordered, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
Opinions July 15, 2019
Indiana Court of Appeals
River Ridge Development Authority v. Outfront Media, LLC, David Watkins, No Moore, Inc., The Schlosser Family Limited Partnership, The Town of Utica, and the Utica Board of Zoning Appeals
18A-PL-2347
Civil plenary. Reverses an order of the Clark Circuit Court requiring River Ridge Development Authority to pay a total of $237,440 in attorney fees to opposing parties. Holds that the trial court’s findings of fact were clearly erroneous, therefore nullifying its conclusions of law that River Ridge owed any attorney fees.