Man gets life for fatally shooting Indiana police officer
A judge sentenced a man to life in prison without parole Wednesday for fatally shooting an Indiana police officer sitting in his patrol car.
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Man serving 2 life terms gets 50 years more in murder plot
A man serving two life sentences for causing a massive Indianapolis house explosion has had 50 years added to his prison time for trying to have a witness killed.
‘Dismayed’ by trial court, COA orders resentencing
An Indianapolis judge who sentenced a defendant to jail without permitting him to speak on his own behalf disregarded state law and violated the defendant’s rights, a panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals held in a stern ruling.
Justices revise sentence of man with mental illness
The justices of the Indiana Supreme Court have revised the sentence of a Daviess County man with a history of mental illness who was convicted of burglary, drawing on the dissent of Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Paul Mathias, who advocated for treatment for offenders who are mentally ill.
Northeastern Indiana woman gets 20 years in son’s death
The mother of a northeastern Indiana boy whose body was found burned in a wooded area has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Mother gets 30-year sentence in death of 4-month-old
A 30-year prison sentence has been handed a 21-year-old Muncie woman who pleaded guilty in connection with the death of her infant son.
Bill would alter plea agreement, sentencing requirements
Judges would no longer be required to advise criminal defendants of the earliest and latest possible release dates under legislation introduced in the Indiana Senate. The legislation also would strike language that shields rejected plea agreements and proceedings from the official court record.
Man can’t seek relief for murder conviction after robbery resentencing
An inmate convicted of murder and attempted robbery cannot be granted habeas relief for the murder conviction because the statute of limitations for that conviction under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act had passed, despite a resentencing on the robbery charge, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decided Tuesday.<
Ex-head of Jared Fogle’s charity seeks sentence review
A man who led former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle's anti-obesity charity wants his sentence for child exploitation and child pornography vacated or modified.
COA: Trial court’s erroneous statement did not change terms of plea agreement
A man convicted of drug-related charges must adhere to the waiver of his right to appeal his sentence as part of his plea deal after the Indiana Court of Appeals found Thursday that the trial court’s erroneous statement did not change the terms of that agreement.
Last of 5 convicted in fatal house explosion is sentenced
A man who was among five people convicted in a deadly Indianapolis house explosion received a three-year prison sentence, with one year suspended Wednesday, becoming the final defendant sentenced for the blast prosecutors said was a plot to claim insurance money.
Conour seeks reconsideration of wire-fraud sentence
Convicted fraudster and former attorney William Conour is arguing that a case decided earlier this year entitles him to an appeal of his entire 10-year sentence for defrauding clients of more than $6.5 million.
Curry reflects on 4 years of Richmond Hill prosecutions
More than four years after an intentional home explosion killed two south-side Indianapolis residents and damaged dozens of nearby houses, Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry said reaching the end of the emotional legal battle is gratifying.
Indiana man among Obama’s granted clemencies nationwide
President Barack Obama has shortened the sentence of an Indiana man convicted of a federal drug crime.
Kidnapping leader from Detroit gets life in prison
A Detroit man has been sentenced in federal court for leading an Indianapolis kidnapping conspiracy.
Indiana judge gives father 40 years in 5-year-old’s death
An Indiana judge has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 40 years in prison for the death of his 5-year-old son who was found bound and beaten.
2 Indiana men sentenced to prison for biodiesels fraud
Two Indiana men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in what federal authorities say was a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving biofuels.
7th Circuit dismisses appeal based on waiver
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a convicted murderer’s appeal arguing that the waiver of his right to appeal should be ignored because his sentence was outside statutory requirements, calling the man’s argument “undesirable” and “nonsensical.”
Trump Justice Dept. could shift drug prosecution policies
An Obama administration Justice Department that emphasized the need to be "smart on crime" is being replaced with a Trump presidency that campaigned on being "tough on crime."
COA denies correction of sentencing order in dismissal
Because the plain language of Indiana Trial Rule 41(B) states that a dismissal operates as an adjudication upon the merits, the Indiana Court of Appeals found there is no need to remand a man’s case to correct his sentencing order as he claimed.