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2 named to Board of Law Examiners

Two new members have been appointed to serve on the Indiana State Board of Law Examiners, according to an order signed May 4 by Chief Justice Brent Dickson.

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DNA swab of juvenile is not fundamental error

The Indiana Court of Appeals found police acted improperly in swabbing a teen’s penis to obtain DNA evidence and that the trial court erred in admitting this test into evidence, but that the error was harmless.

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Judges uphold convictions of invasion of privacy

In a combined appeal, the Indiana Court of Appeals found Marion County was the proper venue to try a defendant’s invasion of privacy charges. Dewayne Jones claimed prosecutors couldn’t prove his victims were in Marion County when he called them, a violation of a no-contact order.

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Attorney general sues home loan modification companies

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has filed five lawsuits against companies around the country he claims have scammed Hoosiers trying to keep their homes. Since 2006, the AG’s office has filed 110 suits against foreclosure consultant companies.

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