COA: BMV can share infraction conviction info
Per Indiana Code, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles isn’t prohibited from disclosing records or information about traffic infraction convictions, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.
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Settlement proposed for downtown hotel’s $1M Spring League lawsuit
The owner of a downtown hotel is asking a Marion County court to enforce a settlement agreement it reached with a developmental football league that has failed to pay a nearly $1 million bill from its stay in Indianapolis last spring.
COA reverses teen’s intimidation adjudication for insufficient evidence
A teenager who lashed out at her mother and sister before causing property damage has convinced the Court of Appeals of Indiana to overturn her delinquency adjudication for intimidation.
Indy FOP confidence vote reveals very little law enforcement support for Marion County prosecutor, courts
Two questions posed to hundreds of central Indiana police officers in a vote of confidence have revealed bare-bones support for the Marion County prosecutor and Marion County court system, according to an announcement from the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #86.
COA: Moot involuntary commitment order was appropriate
A woman who was permitted to challenge her involuntary commitment order by the Indiana Supreme Court did not sway the Court of Appeals of Indiana on remand from its original decision after it concluded again that her temporary commitment was appropriate.
Appellate court reverses probation revocation for man denied due process, orders new hearing
A man will get a new hearing after the Court of Appeals of Indiana concluded the Marion Superior Court violated his due process rights by not properly advising him during probation revocation proceedings.
IndyBar: Indianapolis Bar Association Responds to Criticism of the Marion County Criminal Courts
The Indianapolis Bar Association has learned of recent public statements made by the president of the Fraternal Order of Police #86, Rick Snyder, regarding Marion County’s criminal justice system.
IndyBar defends Marion County Courts, accuses FOP president of ‘inaccurate allegations’
Allegations about a Marion County judge made by the president of the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #86, is drawing sharp rebuttal from the Indianapolis Bar Association, which is asserting the community does not benefit from “reckless rhetoric.”
CJ Rush to serve as chair of Marion Co. Judicial Selection Committee after David’s retirement
Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush will fill in for Justice Steven David as the chair of the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee after he retires at the end of the month.
COA dismisses appeal of denied PCR petition
A convicted murderer will not be able to appeal the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief after the Court of Appeals of Indiana determined a trial court erred in granting him permission to file a belated appeal.
COA: Deferred pension distribution not an error, but trial court should’ve protected wife’s portion until ex’s retirement
A trial court did not err in deferring the distribution of a man’s pension to his ex-wife until he retires, but it did err in failing to protect the ex-wife’s portion of the pension, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
$120M project from Elevator Hill developer picked for Jail II property
The firm leading ambitious redevelopment plans for the former Angie’s List campus on the east side of downtown — now known as Elevator Hill — is the city’s pick to take on the former Jail II and Arrestee Processing Center right next door.
Man paralyzed after being thrown into sheriff’s van can proceed with claims against Indy, council, judge rules
A federal judge is allowing two claims against Indianapolis police and the City-County Council to move forward after a man alleged law enforcement left him paralyzed after he was thrown headfirst into the back of a van without safety restraints.
COA affirms machine gun adjudication for teen who had pistol with ‘Glock switch,’ reverses 2nd adjudication for double jeopardy
A teen arrested for possession of a modified pistol will not shake his machine gun adjudication but has convinced the Court of Appeals of Indiana that a juvenile court violated double jeopardy principles when it also tacked on a possession-of-a-dangerous-firearm offense.
Personal injury complaint timely filed under Supreme Court’s COVID-19 tolling orders, COA says
A woman injured in a car crash timely filed her complaint against the other driver, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled, pointing to Indiana Supreme Court orders that tolled statutes of limitation to ease the burden on Hoosier litigants at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Justices create new framework for determining if good cause exists to limit, prohibit high-level depositions
A trial court must revisit the question of whether three of the Indianapolis-based NCAA’s highest-ranking executives have to sit for depositions in a concussion lawsuit after the Indiana Supreme Court established a new framework for examining requests to limit depositions.
Charges dropped against Indiana man in 2015 killings of four
Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against a man accused of killing four people inside an Indianapolis home in 2015, citing the deaths of two witnesses and the discovery that DNA evidence had been compromised.
Recount begins for ultra-close House District 32 Republican primary
The recount of an Indiana House of Representatives primary election that was separated by six votes began Monday in Marion County.
COA reverses drug charges because person of ‘ordinary intelligence’ wouldn’t know about crime
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has tossed drug charges against three individuals because the emergency rule that made the synthetic cannabinoid a Schedule I narcotic failed to provide adequate information so that person of “ordinary intelligence” would know he or she was engaging in illegal behavior.
Appellate court adopts new-crime exception, partially reverses for motorist who wasn’t read Miranda rights
A motorist who denied hitting a police officer’s car but who offered the officer money to pay for the damages won a partial reversal after the Court of Appeals of Indiana found he was subject to custodial interrogation without being given Miranda warnings. But the COA did not allow the suppression of the alleged bribery based on the federal new-crime exception.