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In 3-2 ruling, justices affirm car search in warrant for search of home

June 24, 2020 | Dave Stafford

Indiana’s chief justice and most senior justice dissented Wednesday from a decision upholding the admission of evidence in a drug case collected from a vehicle that arrived at a Camby home at the same time police were inside the house executing a search warrant that was limited to the property. A justice who sided with the majority, however, said the split decision is evidence that key caselaw regarding law enforcement searches and seizures may need to be revisited.

Prosecutor: Trump ally Roger Stone was ‘treated differently’

June 24, 2020 | Associated Press

A federal prosecutor is prepared to tell Congress on Wednesday that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was given special treatment ahead of his sentencing because of his relationship with the president.

Filing: Victims deserve ex-Colt quarterback’s concussion funds

June 24, 2020 | Associated Press

Multiple individuals defrauded in a scheme perpetrated by an ex-Ohio State and Indianapolis Colts quarterback and his accomplice should receive money from the former player’s share of a national concussion settlement, an Ohio prosecutor argues.

7th Circuit rejects sentence appeal as ‘way short of due diligence’

June 23, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the denial of a man’s claim that he is entitled to resentencing, concluding that his request was much too late.

7th Circuit orders resentencing in career offender’s bank robbery, carjacking

June 22, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

A man convicted of armed robbery will again have his sentence reconsidered after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found a district court failed to sufficiently justify why it deviated from his sentencing guideline range by more than 37 years.

Appeals court remands for sentencing order to reflect not guilty verdict

June 18, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

A sentencing order that failed to account for a man’s not guilty verdict prompted a remand from the Indiana Court of Appeals on Thursday to fix the omission.

COA vacates man’s post-sentence probation fees order

June 17, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

A panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals has vacated an order requiring a man to pay more than $300 in probation fees after concluding that it was erroneous for the trial court to accept, post-sentencing, the imposition of such fees based on a probation department memo.

3-year sentence affirmed for woman who drove after lifetime ban

June 17, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

A woman who was found driving in violation of the lifetime forfeiture of her driver’s license could not convince the Indiana Court of Appeals on Wednesday that her sentence was inappropriate.

New execution dates set for federal inmates on death row

June 16, 2020 | Associated Press

The Justice Department has set new dates to begin executing federal death-row inmates following a months-long legal battle over the plan to resume the executions for the first time since 2003. If the executions proceed, they would take place at the United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute.

7th Circuit upholds life sentence for man in Kentucky, Indiana drug conspiracy

June 12, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

A man sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in a large narcotics conspiracy stemming from Louisville, Kentucky did not persuade the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse his conviction and sentence.

Indianapolis man gets 6 years for killing police dog

June 10, 2020 | Associated Press

An Indianapolis man was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty in Hamilton County to fatally shooting a police dog that was pursuing him.

Inmates seek prison release due to COVID-19

June 10, 2020 | Olivia Covington

Almost immediately after the coronavirus reached the United States, criminal justice advocates sounded the alarm on behalf of the incarcerated. Inmates in county jails, state prisons and federal penitentiaries are at a higher risk of contracting the virus, advocates say, simply because of the nature of their living conditions. The result of release efforts has been a mixed bag.

Death penalty ‘secrecy statute’ now in hands of justices

June 10, 2020 | Olivia Covington

It’s now year six of an ongoing battle between the Indiana Department of Correction and a Washington, D.C., lawyer who wants to know the drugs used in Indiana’s lethal injection cocktail and who supplies them. In those six years, a public records request, a lawsuit and a legislative change have propelled the dispute to the Indiana Supreme Court, which now has a consequential ruling in its hands.

Justices to hear sentencing, delinquency, tax cases this week

June 9, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

The Indiana Supreme Court will hear three oral arguments via videoconference this Thursday, considering topics including sentencing, a tax sale and a delinquent’s possession of a firearm.

Delaware Co. mom pleads guilty in toddler hot-car death

June 8, 2020 | Associated Press

A woman who said she was intoxicated and asleep when her 2-year-old son climbed into a car pleaded guilty to a charge related to his death.

Boone Co. pediatrician gets 19 years for child sex charges

June 5, 2020 | Associated Press

A suspended central Indiana pediatrician was sentenced Thursday to 19 years in prison for child molestation and related charges.

Man loses PCR bid against criminal contempt sentences

May 27, 2020 | Olivia Covington

A man seeking post-conviction relief from a nearly two-year contempt sentence did not persuade the Indiana Court of Appeals that his counsel was ineffective, though one judge on the panel noted her vote would have been different if the case were in a different procedural posture.

Terre Haute prison inmate with COVID-19 dies; 3 more have it

May 27, 2020 | Associated Press

An inmate at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute who had COVID-19 has died, and three others there also have tested positive for the disease, the United States Bureau of Prisons said Tuesday.

Newburgh man gets 40-year sentence in toddler’s death

May 27, 2020 | Associated Press

A southwestern Indiana man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in the neglect death of his girlfriend’s 10-month-old son.

Supreme Court reversal: Drug dealer didn’t knowingly waive right to appeal sentence

May 22, 2020 | Olivia Covington

A man convicted of felony drug dealing will now be able to appeal his 12-year sentence after the Indiana Supreme Court on Friday determined his appellate waiver was not knowing and voluntary.

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