A trial court erred in excluding testimony of a defendant’s witnesses on the ground they were alibi witnesses, the Indiana
Court of Appeals ruled today in an issue of first impression.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a man’s drunk driving and marijuana possession convictions based on police
officer conduct, finding that the officer shouldn’t have held a gun and handcuffed him during what could have been a
legitimate traffic stop.
Based on ineffective assistance of counsel, the Indiana Court of Appeals today reversed on direct appeal a man’s domestic
battery conviction and remanded the case for a new trial.
A teen who refused to stand up or pull up his pants when ordered by a police officer did not resist law enforcement, the Indiana
Court of Appeals ruled today.
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a Class A felony conviction of dealing in cocaine because the trial court instructed
the jury on an incorrect version of the statute that allows for enhancing dealing convictions.
On a rehearing petition from the state, the Indiana Court of Appeals reaffirmed today its holding in reversing a conviction
based on a traffic stop involving a canine sniff.
A man claiming he proved he was unable to pay child support because of his numerous incarcerations did not convince the Indiana
Court of Appeals. In its ruling today, the court relied on Becker v. Becker to affirm the man’s conviction
of Class C felony nonsupport of a dependent child.
The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Indiana is asking the state’s Supreme Court to accept a certified
question in litigation involving the Indiana Products Liability Act.
The one-year limit to file a motion for relief from judgment under Indiana Trial Rule 60(B) is not from the time an appeals
court rules on the matter, but must be made within one year after the trial court enters its order, the Indiana Court of Appeals
ruled today in an issue of first impression.
In a case identical to one it ruled on earlier this year, the Indiana Court of Appeals found the state violated a juvenile’s
right to counsel at her detention hearing.
A booking card created by law enforcement in the course of a ministerial, nonevaluative booking process is not subject to
the police reports exclusion under Indiana Evidence Rule 803(8), the Indiana Court of Appeals decided today.
The company that provides the water utility to the City of Indianapolis is not a political subdivision of the state, the Indiana
Court of Appeals concluded today.
The Indiana Court of Appeals was faced with competing constitutional rights today: a mother’s right to free political
speech versus her daughter’s right to privacy as to whether her father allegedly sexually abused her.
The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library should be able to pursue a cross-claim against an engineering company for breach
of professional standard of care, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled against a Bluffton electric company, finding that corporations can’t simply create
subsidiaries internally and declare them separate entities in order to avoid paying higher tax rates under state unemployment
compensation law.
A decade-old old case from the Indiana Court of Appeals doesn’t apply to child molesting cases, the state’s second
highest appellate court has ruled.
The Indiana Supreme Court issued a pair of short per curiam opinions on Thursday afternoon that adopt what the Indiana Court
of Appeals decided on two criminal appeals.
The state presented sufficient evidence to prove a defendant delivered and possessed methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of
a family housing complex, so the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed elevating his convictions to a higher felony level.
A trial court didn’t abuse its discretion when it admitted transcripts translated into English of drug transactions
recorded in Spanish because the jury wouldn’t be able to understand the recording, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
The Indiana Supreme Court has dismissed a transfer petition filed by the Indiana Department of Child Services because the
Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the DCS.