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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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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In an opinion written by Justice Christopher Goff, the high court found that because appellant Gage Peters is not currently required to register in another jurisdiction, he does not need to presently register as a sex or violent offender in Indiana.
The Indiana Court of Appeals allowed heptathlon athlete Taliyah Brooks’ amended complaint to move forward, but Indianapolis-based USA Track & Field has appealed that decision to the Indiana Supreme Court.
The court ruled that the appeals of expired mental health commitments are not moot if any potential collateral consequences remain.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Indiana Supreme Court accepted seven cases for transfer last week, including four with motions that called for an Elkhart County judge’s recusal.
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 […]
The Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer on 12 cases for the week ending July 19.
The Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer for 16 cases for the week ending July 12.
The Indiana Supreme Court granted the transfer of a case last week in which a firefighter was injured while responding to a call.
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer in two cases last week dealing with a fraudulent loan and a speedy trial.
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer last week for cases involving a speedy trial request and a fatal county fair brawl.
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.