A series of cases and decisions in Indiana’s appellate courts have left some defense attorneys and at least one judge hoping for more clarity on what rights to appeal a defendant retains after they’ve agreed to a plea deal.
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Johnson County Prosecutor Bradley Cooper pleaded guilty nearly two months ago to three felony charges and a misdemeanor domestic battery count. But Cooper is still in his elected office after he allegedly battered and confined his fiancée, to the dismay of some in the county south of Indianapolis.
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Former mail carrier Destinee Ruffin pled guilty in March to orchestrating a $34-million conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Prosecutors say about 6,500 victims were affected.
Prosecutors say Jonathan Andrew Jones of Lafayette plans to plead guilty to two counts of wire fraud and is expected to be sentenced in November.
Investigators used interviews with family members, cell phone location data, text messages and photographs to double check visit entries the case worker recorded.
Jasper resident Joshua Wasson, 25, pleaded guilty to one Level 6 felony count of intimidation and misdemeanor charges of possessing marijuana and paraphernalia.
A Pendleton woman has been accused by federal investigators of taking more than $350,000 from a fund that helps offset child care costs for low-income families.
Sanchez is facing charges including felony battery stemming from a fight he had with a 69-year-old truck driver outside a downtown Indianapolis hotel last October while he was in the city to cover a Colts game as analyst for Fox Sports.
Mangione admitted matter-of-factly that he trailed Brian Thompson to an investor conference and gunned him down on a New York City street in 2024.
A Seymour man who is accused of embezzling more than $202,000 from his employer has agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony wire fraud.
Investigators say Drive Planning’s scheme involved numerous Indiana investors who lost millions of dollars.
Joseph Vannote Jr., 13, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Madison Superior Court in the death of Mark Miles, 61, of Anderson.
Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel pleaded guilty to 27 of 31 felony charges in court Monday as part of a plea deal in a massive corruption case that could land him in prison for more than a decade.
A Vanderburgh County jury found a man guilty Tuesday of dealing methamphetamine.
A Vanderburgh County jury found a man guilty Tuesday of two counts of child molesting The jury found Oscar Rax Xi guilty of two counts of child molesting, a Level 1 and Level 4 Felony.
A 30-year-old woman pleaded guilty to dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death after a man she gave heroin to died of an overdose, according to the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office.
A federal judge rejected a plea agreement Wednesday for a former Muncie police officer accused of trying to cover up another officer’s use of excessive force, setting the stage for his third trial in the case.
The man accused of strangling and killing a 17-year-old central Indiana girl has agreed to plead guilty to murder, court documents state.
A man’s displeasure with his appointed counsel in a manslaughter case did not require a trial court to replace the public defender the morning of a sentencing hearing, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Wednesday.
Hundreds charged with storming the U.S. Capitol have faced the same choice in the three years since the attack: either admit their guilt and accept the consequences or take their chances on a trial in hopes of securing a rare acquittal.
A man challenging the proffer letter he signed during plea negotiations before ultimately choosing to go to trial failed to convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that he did not knowingly waive his rights in the initial agreement.
A central Indiana man has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to trying to provide guns to the Islamic State group, prosecutors said Thursday.