Prosecutors balk at curbing eyewitness identifications
The Indiana Public Defender Council touts the proposed rule as helping to prevent wrongful convictions.
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In-Box: Using police body cameras
Keffer Barnhart attorneys write that police departments should want to use body cameras, as they can serve as data gathering and quality control tools.
COA: Police lawfully entered home; battery conviction upheld
A Richmond man’s request to have his conviction for battery against two police officers overturned was denied Monday by a panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals, which found that the officers had lawfully entered the man’s home because they suspected him of being armed and dangerous.
Indiana congressional candidate sues over arrest
An Indiana congressional candidate has sued a police officer who accused him of assault during a traffic stop last month.
Indiana police to discuss voter fraud probe no further
The prosecutor in Indiana's most populous county has asked State Police to release no additional information on its investigation into possible voter fraud in 56 of the state's counties.
Charges dropped against congressional candidate from Indiana
Charges have been dropped against a Libertarian congressional candidate from Indiana who was arrested in Louisville after an alleged struggle over his phone during a September traffic stop.
Supreme Court won’t hear appeal over police stun gun use
The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from police officers challenging new restrictions on their ability to use Tasers on people trying to resist arrest.
Neither Trump, Clinton exactly right about stop-and-frisk
Donald Trump says the police tactic known as stop-and-frisk led to a drop in murders in New York City, while Hillary Clinton says it has been ruled unconstitutional.
Criminal Justice Institute accepting funding applications
The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute is now accepting applications for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program.
Notre Dame police want records secret, ESPN lawyer argues
Case pits arguments for strict statutory interpretation against a determination based on public policy.
Notre Dame police want records secret, ESPN lawyer argues
The University of Notre Dame Police Department should be subject to public records laws, an attorney for ESPN argued to the Indiana Supreme Court Tuesday, while lawyers for the NDPD urged the court not to consider the private university’s force a public agency.
ESPN to argue for Notre Dame records at Supreme Court
ESPN will continue its efforts Tuesday to obtain records regarding incidents involving student athletes from the University of Notre Dame Police Department. The Indiana Supreme Court will hold oral arguments Tuesday morning.
Some police departments shelve body cameras, cite data costs
Police departments in at least two states that outfitted their officers with body cameras have now shelved them, blaming new laws requiring videos to be stored longer, which they say would significantly increase the cost.
COA reverses resisting law enforcement convictions based on video evidence
The Indiana Court of Appeals has overturned convictions of mistreatment of a law enforcement animal and resisting law enforcement after finding that law enforcement officers’ testimony in the case was in direct contrast to video evidence.
Officers, prosecutors get training in crash reconstructions
More than 60 law enforcement officers and prosecutors from around Indiana took part in crash-reconstruction training in August at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Plainfield. The training included several live demonstrations that allowed investigators to collect and analyze evidence that could be used in a criminal case.
Justices weigh gun store’s liability in policeman’s shooting
A gun store’s possible liability for making a straw sale of a handgun that wounded an Indianapolis police officer is a matter of first impression for Indiana and a case watched closely for legal and policy implications nationwide.
Gun store argues no liability for straw sale linked to officer’s shooting
Lawyers for a gun store sued for making an illegal straw sale of a firearm that was used to shoot an Indianapolis police officer argued Wednesday that Indiana gun sellers are shielded from civil lawsuits even when they break the law.
Indiana man mistakenly shot by cop: ‘Why did you shoot me?’
An Indianapolis man who was mistakenly shot by a police officer responding to an armed robbery said Friday that he isn't certain he will sue the city over the shooting.
Prosecutor: Fort Wayne officer’s shooting of teen justified
A prosecutor says a Fort Wayne police officer was acting in self-defense when he shot a teenager in the back.
Promise to pay for broken nose breathes life into estoppel claim
A young woman who suffered a broken nose trying to help law enforcement can have her estoppel claim move forward even though she did not file a timely notice under the Indiana Tort Claims Act.