Indiana Supreme Court bolsters individual rights in mental health commitment cases
The court ruled that the appeals of expired mental health commitments are not moot if any potential collateral consequences remain.
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Web Exclusive: Expungement wait period case awaits justices
After more than 10 years with a criminal record, an Elkhart man successfully petitioned to reduce his felony conviction to a misdemeanor. But when he tried to expunge the conviction two years later, he faced an unexpected setback. The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether he and others in his situation must wait longer for an expungement.
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‘Kid from a cornfield’: Goff brings community mentality to Supreme Court bench
He describes himself as “a kid from a cornfield.” And for Justice Christopher Goff, ties to his cornfield community run deep.
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Indiana Supreme Court to hear Cass County juvenile delinquency case
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments May 15 in a jurisdictional dispute over a Cass County juvenile delinquency case that has been lingering in legal limbo for more than a year.
State’s high court to review injury claims made by Olympian against USA Track & Field
USA Track & Field appealed to the high court to object to an Indiana Court of Appeals’ ruling that allowed the athlete’s amended lawsuit to move forward.
State’s highest court to consider juvenile’s claim he received ineffective counsel
The boy says that his attorney’s failure to object to the state’s recommendation that he be sent to Indiana Department of Correction amounted to ineffective representation.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in case of man hit by IndyGo bus
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for two cases Thursday, including one involving an Indianapolis man who died in 2018 from injuries sustained when an IndyGo bus driver allegedly ran over him at a bus stop.
Indiana Supreme Court to review sexual misconduct claims against doctor
The dispute centers on whether the claims should be heard by Lake Superior Court or by a medical review panel under the Medical Malpractice Act.
Indiana Supreme Court grants transfer to case where medical malpractice alleged at Gary hospital
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to two cases Friday, including one involving a medical malpractice lawsuit where an appellate court reversed a $1.3 million judgment awarded to a Methodist Hospital patient.
Divided state supreme court decides not to hear warrantless search case
The Indiana Supreme Court has declined to hear a case in which a man’s car was searched without a warrant based on the smell of burnt marijuana in his vehicle.
Indiana high court to review gaming company’s tax dispute
The Indiana Supreme Court granted jurisdiction over a tax case in which a gaming company claims it doesn’t need to include the value of out-of-state payments on its Indiana taxes.
Indiana Supreme Court grants transfer to 4 cases, denies 13
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to four cases and denied 13 for the week ending Aug. 30, including a case involving a Hendricks County juvenile adjudicated for committing multiple felonies.
IN Supreme Court grants transfer for Elkhart County cases where judge forced to recuse
The Indiana Supreme Court accepted seven cases for transfer last week, including four with motions that called for an Elkhart County judge’s recusal.
IN Supreme Court denies 12 transfers
The Indiana Supreme Court denied 12 transfers for the week ending Aug. 9. Among the cases denied transfer included a Shelby County man seeking additional educational credit time. In Steven C. Clear v. State of Indiana, 24A-CR-170, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed Clear’s conviction of a Level 5 felony operating a vehicle while intoxicated […]
Indiana Supreme Court denies 12 transfers
The Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer on 12 cases for the week ending July 19.
IN Supreme Court denies transfer for 16 cases
The Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer for 16 cases for the week ending July 12.
Indiana Supreme Court to review case in which appellate court ruled company should have warned firefighters beforehand
The Indiana Supreme Court granted the transfer of a case last week in which a firefighter was injured while responding to a call.
High court to review cases on a speedy trial, fraudulent loan
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer in two cases last week dealing with a fraudulent loan and a speedy trial.
High court to consider attempted murder speedy trial reversal and fatal county fair fight cases
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer last week for cases involving a speedy trial request and a fatal county fair brawl.
Indiana Supreme Court denies transfer of appeal in case of prolonged traffic stop for drug search
The Indiana Supreme Court denied the transfer of an appeal arguing an officer with the Avon Police Department unlawfully searched his vehicle for illegal drugs during a traffic stop.
High court grants transfer of adult entertainment theater, officer expungement cases
The Indiana Supreme Court granted the transfer of four cases last week that separately involve an adult theater, a pedestrian accident, a development dispute and the expungement of a police officer’s arrest.
Indiana Supreme Court approves two transfers of cases, denies 27
The Indiana Supreme Court granted the transfer of two cases and denied 27 for the week ending May 10.