White County

Parrish: Students find clerkships in smaller counties rewarding

November 13, 2019 | Austen Parrish

This summer’s Rural Justice Initiativesought to expose students who are committed to public service to different facets of rural and smaller-city practice while helping trial court judges with their heavy workloads in counties where that help is needed most. The goal was to underscore to students the benefits of clerking after graduation, to help improve access to courts and expand legal services, and to inspire some students to consider pursuing careers in rural Indiana.

Indiana mom who tampered with son’s IV guilty of battery, neglect

September 27, 2019 | Associated Press

A northwestern Indiana woman who admitted injecting fecal matter into her son’s IV tube while he was hospitalized for leukemia has been convicted of neglect and six counts of aggravated battery. Tiffany Alberts, 44, Wolcott, was found not guilty of attempted murder during a Marion County bench trial that ended Thursday.

COA upholds TPR ruling after parents’ continued substance abuse

March 6, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

Parents arguing the termination of their parental rights was not in the best interest of their minor child lost their argument when the Indiana Court of Appeals found their ongoing substance abuse issues had not improved over time.

Web exclusive: Maurer 1L judicial clerkships offer legal aid to rural judges

March 5, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

Five first-year law students from Indiana University Maurer School of Law who are interested in careers in public service have been selected and paired with Indiana trial court judges who preside in smaller communities — specifically, Orange, Putnam, Vigo, Washington and White counties. The pilot’s ultimate goal: offering law students an opportunity to experience real-life practice in smaller communities while assisting Hoosier judges who might be overlooked by students who want to clerk in larger urban areas.

Supreme Court certifies 42 senior judges for 2019

November 9, 2018 | IL Staff

The Indiana Supreme Court has certified or re-certified 42 judicial officers as senior judges for the coming year. The high court re-certified 33 senior judges and gave eight trial court judges and one magistrate received initial certification.

Voters oust trial court judge; Carmichael beats party-switching ex-jurist

November 7, 2018 | Dave Stafford

Southern Indiana voters rejected one trial court judge and narrowly re-elected another who was challenged by a former colleague who changed parties to run against her. Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Darrell Maurice Auxier, a Democrat, was the lone sitting Indiana trial court judge to lose his bid for re-election, while Clark Circuit Judge Vicki Carmichael retained her bench seat in one of Indiana’s closest countywide trial court races Tuesday.

COA remands fire case for spoliation of evidence evaluation

April 30, 2018 | Dave Stafford

A swimming pool manufacturer did not intentionally spoliate evidence after a fire destroyed its uninsured warehouse facility in Wolcott, but an appeals panel sent its case against a power company back to the trial court to determine the appropriate remedy, if any, for negligent spoliation.

Officials warn flood victims in the state to be wary of disaster opportunists

March 20, 2018 | Rob Burgess

Authorities are now warning those reeling from the floods that ravaged northern and southern Indiana against these scammers.

COA upholds dismissal of claim against construction company

February 6, 2018 | Olivia Covington

The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a White County woman’s fraud and damages claim against the construction company that built her home, finding the woman’s claims were barred by the doctrine of res judicata based upon an earlier small claims judgment.

Justices dismiss misconduct charge against White County deputy prosecutor

October 25, 2016 | Olivia Covington

The Indiana Supreme Court has entered judgment in favor of a White County attorney after finding that the state Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission failed to prove that the attorney had violated a rule of professional conduct, resulting in a man’s erroneous convictions of child molestation.

Appeals court affirms town’s annexation ordinance is void

June 16, 2016 | Scott Roberts

The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled a town’s failure to include roads in an annexation ordinance where it sought to annex two pieces of land rendered the ordinance void.

COA affirms termination of parental rights

September 23, 2015 | Dave Stafford

A mother and father of 8- and 9-year old children failed to convince the Indiana Court of Appeals that their parental rights were improperly terminated.

COA: Dispute with camp should be heard in White County

June 25, 2014 | Jennifer Nelson

The YMCA Camp Tecumseh’s quest to stay a zoning decision that allows a confined feeding operation to set up shop next to the camp’s property should be heard in White County, not Carroll County where the camp is located, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.

Justices order resentencing on habitual offender sentences

March 21, 2013 | Jennifer Nelson

The Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday reversed the part of a White Superior Court’s sentencing order that a man who pleaded guilty to theft and being a habitual offender must serve his sentence consecutively with a case out of Tippecanoe County.

Possible end of tax credit leaves future renewable energy sources up in the air

December 4, 2012 | Dave Stafford

Newton County lawyer Dan Blaney has a blunt reaction to the potential end of a federal subsidy that has enabled the rise of wind energy in his part of the state. “We’re in trouble,” he said.

Father’s confession shouldn’t have been admitted at trial

August 22, 2012 | Jennifer Nelson

The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a father’s conviction of child molesting related to his daughter, finding his confession, which was admitted into evidence at trial, was obtained in violation of Miranda protocol.

Court splits over sentence modification

March 29, 2012 | Jennifer Nelson

The Indiana Court of Appeals was divided over whether a man could challenge his sentence following a guilty plea. One judge maintained that the defendant did not consent to his illegal sentence.

COA finds voyeurism statute not vague

October 29, 2010 | Jennifer Nelson

The state’s voyeurism statute is not unconstitutionally vague, the Indiana Court of Appeals concluded today by rejecting a man’s claims that the statute would prevent taping a surprise birthday party.

Articles

Parrish: Students find clerkships in smaller counties rewarding

Indiana mom who tampered with son’s IV guilty of battery, neglect

COA upholds TPR ruling after parents’ continued substance abuse

Web exclusive: Maurer 1L judicial clerkships offer legal aid to rural judges

Supreme Court certifies 42 senior judges for 2019

Voters oust trial court judge; Carmichael beats party-switching ex-jurist

COA remands fire case for spoliation of evidence evaluation

COA upholds dismissal of claim against construction company

Justices dismiss misconduct charge against White County deputy prosecutor

Appeals court affirms town’s annexation ordinance is void

COA affirms termination of parental rights

COA: Dispute with camp should be heard in White County

Justices order resentencing on habitual offender sentences

Possible end of tax credit leaves future renewable energy sources up in the air

Father’s confession shouldn’t have been admitted at trial

Court splits over sentence modification

COA finds voyeurism statute not vague

Former White County prosecutor dies