Opinions Aug. 23, 2023
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Pink Allen Robinson v. State of Indiana
22A-PC-1102
Post-conviction. Affirms the denial of Pink Allen Robinson’s change-of-judge motion. Finds the post-conviction court did not clearly err.
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Court of Appeals of Indiana
Pink Allen Robinson v. State of Indiana
22A-PC-1102
Post-conviction. Affirms the denial of Pink Allen Robinson’s change-of-judge motion. Finds the post-conviction court did not clearly err.
A teen’s placement in the Department of Correction for a “relatively minor” juvenile offense was erroneous, the Court of Appeals has ruled, finding a juvenile court did not sufficiently explore less restrictive options.
Tuesday marked another major groundbreaking in Indiana — this time for an overhaul of the state’s law enforcement training academy.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department released body camera footage Tuesday showing an armed man fatally shot in the back by an officer as he ran from a traffic stop.
The mother of a 6-year-old Indianapolis boy who died last spring after accidentally shooting himself has been charged with neglect in connection with his death.
Indiana Lawyer is pleased to announce its inaugural class of Diversity in Law honorees, including the inaugural Diversity Trailblazer, former Indiana Supreme Court Justice Myra Selby.
Outgoing Indiana Tax Court Judge Martha Blood Wentworth has been granted senior judge status.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Gareth Sylvester Earl Jones v. State of Indiana
22A-CR-2661
Criminal. Affirms Gareth Jones’ convictions of Level 1 burglary resulting in serious bodily injury and Level 5 robbery, and his 40-year aggregate sentence. Finds the Clark Circuit Court did not abuse its discretion in the admission and exclusion of evidence. Also finds the state presented sufficient evidence to support the convictions. Finally, finds the sentence is not inappropriate.
The Marion Superior Court has declined to provide clarity on who is covered under a temporary injunction entered against the state’s near-total abortion ban on religious freedom grounds.
A man convicted of breaking into an elderly woman’s home and severely beating her could not convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that his felony convictions or sentence should be overturned.
A federal judge has dismissed a Fourth Amendment unreasonable seizure claim filed against four Department of Child Services employees who were sued after five children were removed from their adoptive parents and were subsequently killed in a house fire.
Indianapolis Public Schools has filed a complaint against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and the state’s education secretary over an updated version of a law that requires districts to offer unused classroom buildings to charter schools for $1.
An insurance company is not contractually required to cover losses related to a class-action lawsuit filed in Taiwan, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Tuesday.
Tennessee’s Legislature is meeting this week to consider public safety proposals stemming from a deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school earlier this year. It highlights the widely divergent response among states to a spate of mass shootings.
Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.
President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the new White House counsel will be Ed Siskel, a former Obama administration attorney who helped craft the response to the congressional investigations into the 2012 Benghazi attack.
A Muncie man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to 44 years in prison after being convicted of dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death, a Level 1 felony, Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman announced Aug. 16.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
The Estate of Joyce Gillette and Kathryn Gillette v. Franciscan Alliance, Inc., Physician On Duty – St. Francis, Chris Hyman, and John Doe Employees of St. Francis (mem. dec.)
22A-CT-1625
Civil tort. Affirms Marion Superior Court’s order granting summary judgment to the defendants. Finds that because the designated evidence shows the defendants did not render life-prolonging care in the face of a valid refusal, they cannot be liable for medical battery.
The Indiana Attorney General’s Office has obtained a legal commitment from the Indianapolis Housing Agency to rectify living conditions at a downtown apartment building, the AG’s office announced Aug. 14.
A woman who pleaded guilty to felony dealing in methamphetamine did not knowingly or voluntarily waive her constitutional right to appeal her 48-year sentence, Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush wrote in a dissenting opinion to the high court’s decision to deny transfer to the case.