COA reduces juvenile’s nearly-max adult murder sentence
A nearly maximum adult sentence for a 13-year-old’s murder conviction was an outlier needing leavening, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in a Thursday reversal.
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Former Harrison Superior Court judge certified as senior judge
Judge Roger D. Davis, formerly the judge of the Harrison Superior Court, has been certified as an Indiana senior judge.
Gary man charged in fatal shooting of trick-or-treater
A man was charged with murder Wednesday in the death of a 13-year-old boy who was killed when shots were fired at a group of trick-or-treaters on Halloween in northwestern Indiana.
Woman charged in fatal shooting in Washington Co. wooded area
A 35-year-old woman has been charged with reckless homicide in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in a wooded area in southern Indiana.
6 charged in death of Evansville girl, 3, who ingested fentanyl
A mother, two grandparents and three other people have been charged following the death of a 3-year-old southwestern Indiana girl who ingested fentanyl.
High court seems ready to strike down New York gun law
The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed ready to strike down a restrictive New York gun permitting law, but the justices also seemed worried about issuing a broad ruling that could threaten gun restrictions on subways, bars, stadiums and other gathering places.
Justices grant transfer to insurance dispute in fatal trucking accident
The Indiana Supreme denied transfer to nine cases last week but granted transfer in one involving insurance coverage in a fatal trucking accident.
IN Supreme Court appoints, reappoints members to CLE Commission
The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed three new members and reappointed one member to serve on the Commission for Continuing Legal Education beginning next year.
COA: No 5th Amendment protection for liquidator from order to produce unredacted documents
A liquidating company cannot avoid a court order to produce unredacted documents using the argument that the Fifth Amendment protects them, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Wednesday.
Indianapolis man found guilty of securities fraud
An Indianapolis businessman who was accused of taking part in a Ponzi-like scheme that robbed numerous investors of their retirement savings has been convicted of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, federal authorities announced Monday.
Feds seek tougher sentences for veterans who stormed Capitol, including Indiana man
Federal judges are facing a thorny question when they sentence veterans who stormed the Capitol: Do they deserve leniency because they served their country or tougher punishment because they swore an oath to defend it?
Supreme Court to hear arguments in major gun rights case
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a gun rights case that could lead to more guns on the streets of New York and Los Angeles and threaten restrictions on guns in subways, airports, bars, churches, schools and other places where people gather.
Indiana Supreme Court Justice David announces 2022 retirement
Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David, currently the longest-serving justice on the Hoosier high court, has announced that he will step down from the bench in the fall of 2022.
Judge’s reliance on paraphrase leads to overturned sentence
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the enhanced sentence of an Indiana man, ruling the enhancement did not apply because the gun he possessed was not the one used in the commission of the crime.
COA upholds probation revocation, rules probationer squandered his opportunity
Holding probation is an “opportunity that can be squandered,” the Indiana Court of Appeals found a Fayette County man suffering from “poor mental health” had no one but himself to blame for the revocation of his probation.
Trial court double counted when awarding damages to auto financier, appellate court finds
The Marion Superior Court erred in calculating damages awarded to a vehicle-financing company but correctly determined an auto seller wasn’t guilty of conversion, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
COA: Arbitration order not a final judgment up for appeal
In a dispute between neighbors over a dock being built on a shared lake, the Indiana Court of Appeals has dismissed the plaintiff’s appeal.
Legislature joins governor in asking Indiana Supreme Court to rule on emergency powers dispute
Disputing that an emergency actually exists, the Indiana General Assembly is still supporting Gov. Eric Holcomb’s petition requesting that the Indiana Supreme Court undertake an immediate review of House Enrolled Act 1123 and decide if the Legislature has the power to convene its own special sessions.
2 charged in connection with 7-year-old’s crosswalk death
Two people have been charged in connection with an Indianapolis vehicle crash that killed a 7-year-old girl in a crosswalk and seriously injured her mother and a crossing guard.
FBI probing fire, slur at Black Indiana councilman’s home
A fire that badly damaged a Black city council member’s home in eastern Indiana is being investigated by the FBI after a racial slur was found spray painted at the house.