ACLU files Wabash County Jail overcrowding suit
Raising allegations of unconstitutional conditions, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against Wabash County for “chronic” jail overcrowding.
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Study panel urges new courts, magistrate judges in 6 counties
A legislative study committee has given a favorable recommendation to the Indiana General Assembly to add new judicial resources in six counties.
Motion to suppress properly denied in domestic violence case
Motions to suppress evidence against the defendant in a Gibson County domestic violence case were properly denied, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday, finding the aggressor’s rights were not violated during the initial police response to the domestic violence call.
Princeton officer faces misconduct charge after drugs allegedly tossed
Authorities say a southwestern Indiana police officer allowed a drug trafficking suspect to discard a bag of heroin before being taken to a police station. Illinois State Police say 28-year-old Princeton Officer Brandt George is free on bond after being charged with official misconduct.
COA heading northwest, southwest for oral arguments
The Indiana Court of Appeals will head northwest to start off a full week of oral arguments in Newton and Tippecanoe counties, ending its trip down south in Daviess and Gibson counties.
Oakland City man acquitted in motel manager’s death
A southwestern Indiana jury has acquitted of murder a 21-year-old man whose attorney argued self-defense in the shooting death of a motel co-manager.
Default custody judgment against Florida mom reversed
A Florida mother can continue with an Indiana custody dispute with the father of her teenage daughter after the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a default judgment against her. Chief Judge Nancy Vaidik used the opinion to caution trial courts against issuing default judgments in custody cases where a parent shows good cause for a continuance.
COA: State with closest connection has custody jurisdiction
The Indiana Court of Appeals on Thursday affirmed a trial court’s order granting a New Jersey mother’s motion to dismiss a custody petition filed by her children's father, who now lives in Indiana.
Officials warn flood victims in the state to be wary of disaster opportunists
Authorities are now warning those reeling from the floods that ravaged northern and southern Indiana against these scammers.
ACLU report finds alarming rights abuses by law enforcement, judges
Getting into debt is easy, but people who fall behind in payments can find themselves fending off aggressive debt collectors, acquiescing courts and even incarceration.
Court celebrates Indiana community in marking Black History Month
Lyles Station, a community along the Patoka River in southwest Indiana, is long past its heyday of 800 residents working their farms, practicing their trades and educating their children. But as the only historic rural black settlement still standing in Indiana, its unique history is being celebrated.
Former sheriff’s deputy gets 3 years for child seduction
A former sheriff’s deputy in southern Indiana has been sentenced to three years in prison on a child seduction charge.
Attorney fees affirmed in adult guardianship dispute
The Indiana Court of Appeals on Wednesday affirmed an award of attorney fees in a guardianship dispute that involved expert witnesses who testified as to the testamentary capacity of a man diagnosed with dementia.
Wrongful death suit filed for boy who lost mom in van crash
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a boy delivered after his mother died when an overloaded van overturned on a southwestern Indiana highway.
Special judge to hear suit in deadly Indiana van crash
A special judge has been appointed to hear a lawsuit filed in a van crash that killed two immigrant workers in southwestern Indiana.
SW Indiana county approves plan to digitize old records
A southwestern Indiana county has approved a plan to digitally preserve reams of court records dating to the 19th century.
Overloaded van driver gets 2 years for crash that killed 2
The driver of an overloaded van that overturned on a southwestern Indiana highway, killing two women, may serve as little as two years in prison after pleading guilty to 10 charges.
Supreme Court upholds man’s life sentence for murder
The Indiana Supreme Court upheld a man’s murder conviction and sentence of life without parole after it found comments the judge made to the jury did not deprive him of a fair trial.
Attorney to seek venue change in southern Indiana crash
A southern Indiana judge is scheduled to hear arguments next month on whether the trial of a man accused of driving while intoxicated in a deadly crash should be moved to another county because of media attention.
Gibson County sued over jail inmate’s death
The estate of an inmate who died in the Gibson County Jail last year has sued the county in federal court.