Goshen man pleads guilty but mentally ill in car dealer’s murder
A northern Indiana man Thursday pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder in the stabbing death of a 73-year-old car dealer.
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Woman gets house arrest in northern Indiana barn fires case
A woman who pleaded guilty to arson for allegedly helping her boyfriend set fire to several barns in northern Indiana was sentenced Tuesday to eight years on house arrest.
COA: Trial court erred by striking ‘proper person’ language from expungement order
A trial judge must reissue its expungement order for a defendant who successfully argued that the court’s original order improperly omitted statutory language, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
Appellate court upholds minor’s placement in DOC after failed probation
An Indiana minor placed in the Department of Correction has failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that his placement was an error or that his due process rights were violated when his hearings were held remotely.
Judge rejects plea for alleged northern IN barn fire accomplice
A judge rejected a plea agreement Monday for a woman accused of helping her boyfriend set fire to several northern Indiana barns, citing her plea deal’s lack of prison time.
Ex-Elkhart doctor gets 1 year for sexual battery of patients
A former northern Indiana doctor has been sentenced to one year in jail after admitting that he sexually battered two patients during examinations.
Man gets 50-year prison sentence for northern Indiana barn fires
A man who pleaded guilty to torching several barns last year in a northern Indiana county was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison followed by decades on probation.
Elkhart man gets 100 years in fatal beating of stepson, 4
A northern Indiana man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for beating his 4-year-old stepson to death.
Manufacturer to pay $9.8M for environmental cleanup at Elkhart Superfund site
A furniture manufacturer has agreed to pay $9.8 million to fund cleanup efforts at an Elkhart federal Superfund site.
Man pleads guilty to arson in series of northern Indiana barn fires
A man has pleaded guilty in connection with a series of barn fires set last year in several northern Indiana counties.
In ‘rare circumstances,’ split COA reverses denied PCR petition for man convicted of drug crime he didn’t commit
Although neither trial nor appellate counsel proved ineffective in a man’s drug-related case, a split Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed the denial of the defendant’s petition for post-conviction relief after finding he was convicted of a crime he did not actually commit.
Indiana funeral set for congresswoman killed in crash
The funeral for Indiana Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski will be held next week in her home state of Indiana, where she and three other people were killed in a head-on highway collision.
Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, 3 others killed in northern IN car crash
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, was one of four individuals killed in a northern Indiana car crash early Wednesday afternoon, the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed.
Retired Indiana teacher gets probation for slapping student
A retired Indiana teacher who admitted to grabbing a 15-year-old student and slapping him across the face in a school hallway was sentenced Thursday to one year of probation.
127-year sentence upheld in ‘horrific’ torture, murder case
A man who brutally tortured and murdered a woman and seriously injured and robbed another individual will keep his 127-year sentence behind bars, the Court of Appeals has affirmed.
Scott Co. Prosecutor Owens named IPAC board chair
Scott County Prosecutor Chris Owens has been named the newest chairman of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council Board of Directors.
Despite sticker shock, COA affirms $150K bail for teen charged in deadly crash
Noting several times its limited role in reviewing the denial of a request to reduce bail, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed a trial court’s ruling that set bail at $150,000 for an Elkhart County teenager charged in a deadly auto accident.
Cooper settles for record $7.5M with Elkhart for wrongful conviction
A former Elkhart resident who spent almost a decade in prison for a crime he didn’t commit will receive the largest wrongful conviction settlement in Indiana history.
Husband with 2 wives avoids annulment at COA
A Goshen wife who discovered during divorce proceedings that her husband had actually been married to another woman during their marriage had her decree of annulment overturned after the Court of Appeals of Indiana found the man was not properly notified through a service by summons.
Elkhart man cleared of murder conviction suing city, county officials for constitutional violations
An Elkhart man whose murder conviction was overturned two years ago after he spent nearly 17 years in prison is now suing Elkhart County law enforcement officials who he claims conspired to exploit his mental disability and coerce a false confession.