COA: Plea deals can’t waive right to sentence modification
Offenders who enter into plea agreements cannot waive future sentence modification under the plain language of a reform passed in 2014, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Thursday.
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Jury convicts ex-Oklahoma police officer in 4th murder trial
A white former Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer was convicted of first-degree manslaughter late Wednesday in the off-duty fatal shooting of his daughter's black boyfriend after jurors in three previous trials couldn't decide whether to find him guilty of murder.
Justices affirm Evansville SWAT drug arrest that split COA
The Indiana Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously affirmed drug convictions against an Evansville man who challenged a “military-style” SWAT team raid on his house that turned up cocaine, marijuana and prescription painkillers. The convictions previously were reversed in a divided opinion of the Indiana Court of Appeals that was vacated when justices granted transfer.
Man vows he’s penniless in court; deputies find $4K on him
An Ohio defendant who vowed he was penniless and couldn't pay a fine now faces a big one after deputies escorting him from court found he had over $4,000 in his clothes.
Indiana man sentenced in attack on Michigan state trooper
An Indiana man accused in an attack on a Michigan State Police trooper has been sentenced to 15 to 50 years in prison.
Authorities: Man may be linked to 100 thefts, burglaries
Authorities say a 26-year-old man charged in a northwestern Indiana burglary that was thwarted by a homeowner may be linked to roughly 100 thefts and burglaries in LaPorte County.
Zionsville pharmacist who put himself in feds’ sights admits to felonies
The odyssey that led to Zionsville pharmacist Hongxing “Harry” Zhang’s 2016 fraud indictment, and subsequently his guilty plea to two felony counts on Oct. 4, began in a curious fashion.
Ex-banker gets 5-year sentence for stealing customers’ money
A former assistant manager at a Muncie bank has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from depositors’ accounts.
Report of cobweb-covered bicyclist leads to 2 theft arrests
Southern Indiana police say a tip from an observant citizen who noticed a cobweb-covered man riding a bicycle led to the arrests of two men accused of stealing bikes from a barn.
Public defenders decry growing caseloads
As the number of children in need of services cases continues to rise, public defenders across Indiana are stretching themselves to be able to offer competent representation while also serving as many clients as possible. Defenders are likewise feeling a strain on their misdemeanor caseloads.
Autopsy: Man who fled police fatally shot by trooper
Authorities say an autopsy determined that a man wanted by police after fleeing from a traffic stop in Columbus was fatally shot by a state trooper in southern Indiana.
Indiana police probe possible suspect in Delphi girls’ killings
Indiana investigators are looking into whether a man arrested in Colorado for allegedly threatening people along a hiking trail with a hatchet could be linked to the February killing of two teenage hikers in Delphi.
Indiana man arrested on warrant for Charlottesville assault
Authorities have arrested an Indiana man on an assault and battery warrant for allegedly punching a man and woman who were demonstrating against last month’s white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Indianapolis double murder suspect arrested in El Paso
Federal marshals in El Paso, Texas, have arrested a 48-year-old man wanted for a double slaying in Indianapolis.
Judge, lawyers reflect 25 years after the Tyson case
It’s been 25 years since former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was convicted of rape in an Indianapolis court, but the legal professionals who were involved in the case can still recall it well.
Pharmacist in deadly meningitis outbreak to stand trial
After watching his mother die from meningitis in a nationwide outbreak caused by contaminated steroids, Scott Shaw is determined to make sure something like that never happens again.
Trial set to start in 9-year-old’s starvation death
Trial proceedings are set to begin in Terre Haute Monday for one of four adults charged in connection with a 9-year-old boy’s starvation death earlier this year.
Indiana man enters plea in attack on Michigan state trooper
An Indiana man accused in an attack on a Michigan State Police trooper has reached a plea agreement in the case.
COA to hear arguments in Fort Wayne next week
The Indiana Court of Appeals is taking oral arguments on the road next week to hear a case in Allen County.
Man charged in Indiana school threats to remain in custody
A California man charged with making online threats to blow up two suburban Indianapolis high schools will remain jailed while the case proceeds.