Supreme Court appoints judges pro tempore in Elkhart, Porter counties
Two Indiana senior judges will step into judge pro tempore positions this fall in the bench in Elkhart and Porter counties, the Indiana Supreme Court has announced.
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Supreme Court amends appellate, administrative, Tax Court rules
Amendments handed down Thursday make a variety of changes to Indiana’s appellate, administrative and Tax Court rules, including amendments related to use of technology in the courts.
Amended rules address technological competence, judicial disqualification waiver
The Indiana Supreme Court has announced amendments to various court rules, including adding language about technological competence and new guidance on judge disqualification procedures.
Appellate court rules in favor of man’s estate on uninsured motorist claim
The Elkhart Superior Court properly found a Goshen man’s estate was entitled to recover under the uninsured motorist policy held by his employer, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday. The court interpreted the ambiguous language of the policy in favor of the estate.
Goff joins high court
The bench of the Indiana Supreme Court is once again full after former Wabash Superior Judge Christopher Michael Goff joined the high court on Monday.
Justices: Plain reading of law supports denial of liquor wholesale license
Indiana beer and wine wholesalers will not be able to also obtain liquor wholesaling permits after the Indiana Supreme Court reversed a trial court’s order issuing a liquor wholesaling permit to an affiliate of Indiana’s largest beer and wine distributor.
Indiana Supreme Court rejects kidnapping sentence appeal
The Indiana Supreme Court is declining to take up an appeal by a Cambridge City man who wants his 76-year kidnapping sentence thrown out or reduced.
Supreme Court overturns grant of Monarch affiliate’s liquor permit
The Indiana Supreme Court has reversed a trial court’s order directing the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission to grant a liquor wholesaling license to an affiliate of a major Indiana beer and wine wholesaler, finding statutory language prohibits companies with overlapping ownership to hold interest in both liquor and beer wholesaler permits.
Supreme Court remands child molesting case for resentencing
A man who pleaded guilty to molesting his girlfriend’s son and was sentenced to 40 years in prison will return to court for resentencing. The Indiana Supreme Court determined Friday that the trial court considered an incorrect statutory sentencing range.
High court to consider interpretation of habitual offender statute
Indiana’s highest court will determine whether a lower court’s interpretation of the habitual offender statute will stand after granting transfer to a case that raises questions of proper statutory interpretation.
Supreme Court to celebrate 20th anniversary of ICLEO
Members of the Indiana judiciary will gather this week to mark the 20th anniversary of the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity.
State Sen. Glick gets probationary deal in attorney discipline case
A northern Indiana state senator who was accused of mishandling 22 estate cases — including several open cases that are decades old — will not be suspended from the practice of law if she abides by conditions imposed by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Supreme Court remands attempted murder case for reconsideration
A Bloomfield man convicted of felony attempted murder will not get a new trial after the Indiana Supreme Court decided his case instead warranted reconsideration by trial court.
State appeals ruling that suspended death penalty
An Indiana Court of Appeals decision that suspended executions in the state violated the separation of powers and resulted in new, unintended burdens that could lead to “dysfunction” in carrying out executions, the state argues in seeking transfer to the Indiana Supreme Court.
Arguments set in Lake Michigan lakeshore rights case
Oral arguments in a case that could establish caselaw on a dispute between public and private claims to the shore of Lake Michigan will be heard Sept. 28.
Supreme Court seeking comments on proposed rule changes
The Indiana Supreme Court Appellate Technology section is soliciting feedback on proposed changes to four areas of Indiana judicial procedure.
State challenges COA ruling that suspended death penalty
An Indiana Court of Appeals decision that suspended executions in the state violated the separation of powers and resulted in new, unintended burdens that could lead to “dysfunction” in carrying out executions, the state argues in seeking an appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court.
Justices split in protective sweep case; reinstate COA opinion
The Indiana Supreme Court was evenly divided after hearing arguments in a protective sweep case as to its proper disposition, so the court has reinstated the Court of Appeals decision reversing a man’s gun conviction in the Lafayette case.
Justices affirm teen’s 60-year sentence for assault on jogger
The Indiana Supreme Court declined to revise a teenager’s sentence for attempting to rape a woman running in Fort Wayne in 2012, finding the 60-year sentence is not inappropriate.
Justices reverse teen’s handgun conviction
Finding police did not have reasonable suspicion to stop an 18-year-old male who was in a high-crime area where a shooting had occurred days earlier by a group of youths, the Indiana Supreme Court reversed his conviction of misdemeanor possession of a handgun without a license.