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A man’s 14-year history of molesting his stepdaughter and the mental health issues she suffered from the repeated abuse justified a trial court’s imposition of a maximum 12-year prison sentence for sexual misconduct, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Harry Gillespie Nicholson, IV v. State of Indiana
23A-CR-890
Criminal. Affirms Harry Gillespie Nicholson IV’s sentence to 12 years in the Department of Correction for Level 4 felony sexual misconduct with a minor. Finds Nicholson has failed to establish that the maximum sentenced imposed by the Lake Superior Court was inappropriate given the nature of the offense and his character.
Overturning the district court and disagreeing with a state appellate court’s analysis, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the denial of habeas relief to a man convicted on drug charges, ordering an evidentiary hearing on his habeas petition.
Applications are open for upcoming trial court vacancies in two Indiana counties.
The Biden administration announced it has waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction on Wednesday, marking the administration’s first use of sweeping executive power to pave the way for building more border barriers.
A judge Wednesday approved the release of a teenager who opened fire at a central Indiana middle school in 2018, wounding another student and a teacher, a prosecutor said.
Indiana abortion clinics and hospitals performed fewer than 2,000 abortions from April through June — the lowest since 2019, according to a new quarterly report.
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