Slaughter’s investiture ceremony Thursday
The Indiana Supreme Court’s newest justice will have his investiture ceremony Thursday.
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Cialis users sue Lilly, claiming drug has ties to skin cancer
Seven men who took Cialis pills to treat erectile dysfunction sued Indianapolis drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. this week, claiming they later suffered from skin cancer that was related to the medicine.
Beech Grove settles free-speech lawsuit over Facebook use
An Indianapolis suburb has settled a lawsuit accusing it of violating free speech rights when it removed two women's critical comments on its Facebook page.
Pro se inmate wins appeal of sentence modification
An inmate’s pro se legal briefs arguing for a modification of his 70-year drug sentence impressed the Indiana Court of Appeals, who granted him another chance to make his case that he deserves leniency as a model prisoner who made the best of his time behind bars.
Murderer deprived court record gets new shot at relief
A man convicted of killing a female co-worker whose skeletal remains were found in a Johnson County marsh was denied an opportunity to use the court record to plead his counsel was ineffective as he sought post-conviction relief, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Friday.
COA affirms probation revocation
A man failed to persuade the Indiana Court of Appeals that revocation of his probation on a drug charge was barred by the doctrine of res judicata because his placement in community corrections had already been revoked.
Opinions Aug. 5, 2016
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jason Dean Hubbell v. State of Indiana
03A01-1511-PC-1927
Post conviction. Reverses denial of a petition for post-conviction relief. Hubbell was deprived a certified copy of the court record from which to question his former counsel on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in his murder conviction. Remands to the post-conviction court with orders to obtain the direct appeal record and permit Hubbell to question witnesses and present arguments with the benefit of a certified Record of Proceedings.
Justices reinstate conviction divided COA reversed
The Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed a man’s misdemeanor failure to identify conviction that had been reversed by a divided panel of the Court of Appeals.
Rare conviction made in shooting by Virginia police officer
Prosecutors in Portsmouth, Virginia, won a rare conviction of a white former police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teen suspected of shoplifting.
Indianapolis woman sues over police dog attack
A woman is suing Indianapolis police after a department police dog injured her while the animal was chasing a suspect last year.
New charges against Indiana officer in detective’s shooting
An Indianapolis police officer facing attempted murder and other charges for allegedly shooting a fellow officer was suicidal afterward and told a witness, "I shot my friend," an affidavit released Thursday shows.
Report: USA Gymnastics kept possible abuse by coaches under wraps
An investigation into Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics published Thursday determined the organization collected complaints of improper conduct by over 50 coaches between 1996 and 2006 and regularly declined to forward them on to the authorities unless expressly asked to do so, opening the door for further abuse in some cases.
Anthem says Cigna deal at risk without merger ruling by year-end
Anthem Inc. says its planned takeover of Cigna Corp. is in danger of collapsing unless there’s a quick trial to resolve a U.S. lawsuit seeking to block the deal.
No criminal charges against city councilman after sexual misconduct investigation
Indianapolis City-County Councilman Zach Adamson said Thursday that he won't face criminal charges after a Marion County special prosecutor finished her investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct.
Evansville woman accused of beating man into false confession
Southwestern Indiana police say a woman allegedly beat a man with a metal pipe into falsely confessing he was involved in the disappearance of a severely disabled woman.
COA: Intimidation statute doesn’t require detailed timeline of threat
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a man’s intimidation conviction, finding it was reasonable for the jury to conclude that the defendant threatened the victim for interrupting an argument.
‘Chop shop’ operator’s convictions upheld by 7th Circuit
An Indianapolis man who ran a modern-day “chop shop” in which he stole cars, altered identification numbers and resold them was unable to convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that his convictions and sentence require reversal.
Reversal: Kroger must face claim for filling script in wrongful death case
Kroger must face a claim that its potential negligence in filling a prescription contributed to the death of a woman after she sought treatment for acute bronchitis, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday in a reversal.
Judge thinks cop convicted of murder deserves new trial
A 7th Circuit Court of Appeals judge dissented from his colleagues’ affirmation of an Evansville police officer’s murder and arson convictions, believing the evidence presented by the state doesn’t support that the man started the fire at his ex-lover’s house.
Split COA tosses robbery convictions pegged to cellphone data
A divided Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that cellphone users have a reasonable expectation to the privacy of their location information that’s tracked and collected by phone service providers. The majority’s holding reversed armed robbery convictions of an Ohio man found guilty of holding up two Dearborn County liquor stores.