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Justices urged to clear Putnam Co. prosecutor over undisclosed testimony deal

January 5, 2021 | Dave Stafford

The elected Putnam County prosecutor should not be disciplined for accusations that he failed to disclose a deal for testimony from a witness who claimed he was wrongly identified, placing him in danger behind bars as a “snitch.” The hearing officer in Timothy Bookwalter’s attorney discipline case said the prosecutor violated no rules, should not be punished and urged the Indiana Supreme Court to re-examine the ethical duties of prosecutors.

7th Circuit rejects ‘aging out’ of crime argument in gun sentence appeal

December 30, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

A man convicted of possessing a firearm as a felon who alleged he was “aging out” of crime did not convince the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday that his above-guidelines sentence should be reversed.

DOJ: Operation Legend yields 94 violent crime arrests in Indy

December 28, 2020 | Olivia Covington

Almost 100 individuals accused of violent crime in Indianapolis have been arrested and charged through a federal program designed to decrease violence across major U.S. cities, the Department of Justice has announced.

Split COA reverses post-conviction denial in teen murder case

December 23, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

A split Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed the denial of a teenager’s petition for post-conviction relief of his murder conviction, finding his attorneys performed deficiently in a 2017 trial related to the fatal shooting of a South Bend toddler.

Split COA tosses habitual offender enhancement after car theft, police chase

December 21, 2020 | Olivia Covington

A man convicted on multiple charges related to a stolen vehicle and a police chase did not convince the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his unlawful possession of a firearm conviction, though a majority of judges did toss his habitual offender enhancement. A dissenting judge, however, would have let the enhancement stand.

Police: Alexandria woman allegedly shoots self in police vehicle

December 21, 2020 | Associated Press

Authorities in Indiana were investigating the death of a 32-year-old woman who allegedly shot herself while sitting in a police vehicle during a crash investigation.

Police say Wabash man killed by officer didn’t fire shots

December 21, 2020 | Associated Press

Investigators have determined that a man fatally shot by Huntington police officers didn’t fire any shots as they originally believed, state police said.

Judge voted out after suspension for role in shooting gets conditional senior status

December 17, 2020 | IL Staff

The Indiana Supreme Court has given an unusual provisional senior judge certification to a Clark County jurist who was suspended after his involvement in a downtown Indianapolis shooting and subsequently lost his reelection bid.

Authorities: Video contradicts account of murder suspect’s escape

December 17, 2020 | Associated Press

Video of a murder suspect’s escape from a security company’s transport van contradicts the driver’s story that the man jumped through an open window while the vehicle was stopped at a McDonald’s in Indiana, authorities say.

Indiana man fleeing cops dies after being shot with Taser

December 16, 2020 | Associated Press

A man wanted in a stolen car investigation hit his head and died Tuesday after police shot him with a Taser, authorities said.

Violent offender’s appeal seeking COVID-19 release ‘misplaced’

December 14, 2020 | Dave Stafford

Despite a convicted man’s claims of compromised health that raised his risk of contracting the novel coronavirus behind bars, the Indiana Court of Appeals determined Monday he wasn’t the sort of offender the Indiana Supreme Court had in mind when it urged courts earlier this year to consider release of detainees who posed little risk.

Huntington officer wounded, suspect dead in exchange of gunfire

December 14, 2020 | Associated Press

A northeastern Indiana police officer was seriously wounded and a suspect was killed early Sunday when gunfire erupted as police pursued a man who was damaging property with a backhoe.

Judging future jurists: Kirsch grilled in 7th Circuit bid while diversity calls grow and Flaum takes senior status

December 9, 2020 | Marilyn Odendahl

With two vacancies now on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, President Donald Trump’s nominee for an Indiana seat faced tough questioning on Capitol Hill while bar and civil rights groups called for change on the Chicago-based court, the only all-white federal appeals bench in the nation.

Evansville man gets 43 years for shooting 5 outside Legion post

December 8, 2020 | Associated Press

A southwestern Indiana man convicted of shooting five people last year outside an American Legion post has been sentenced to 43 years in prison for the attack.

Divided justices affirm lookalike drug conviction in search dispute

December 1, 2020 | Katie Stancombe

A split Indiana Supreme Court has affirmed a man’s drug-related conviction after the Indiana Court of Appeals previously reversed in his favor, finding a search and seizure that resulted in his arrest proceeded within the bounds of the Fourth Amendment.

Appeals panel upholds murder, attempted murder convictions

November 30, 2020 | Dave Stafford

A man who was among a group of armed, masked people who entered a house around 3 a.m. on a November morning four years ago leading to a fatal gun battle lost his appeal of murder and attempted murder convictions Monday.

Kirsch questioned about Chicago crime guns during confirmation hearing

November 24, 2020 | Marilyn Odendahl

During his allotted time to question Thomas Kirsch II about his potential confirmation to the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, bypassed all inquiries about the judiciary and pressed the nominee on the flow of guns from Indiana to Chicago.

Man dies days after ramming head into Evansville police car

November 19, 2020 | Associated Press

A 20-year-old man has died three days after he rammed his head into an Evansville police car as officers were taking him into custody following a disturbance at a gathering, authorities said.

2 men arrested after fatal shooting of Indiana State student

November 19, 2020 | Associated Press

Police arrested two men in connection with a shooting at an off-campus party in September that killed an 18-year-old Indiana State University student and wounded two other people.

Man convicted in shootings of 5 outside American Legion bar

November 12, 2020 | Associated Press

An Evansville man accused of shooting five people outside an American Legion post last year has been convicted of several felony counts in that attack.

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