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A judge will hear arguments Thursday about the potential next steps in the federal election subversion prosecution of Donald Trump in the first hearing since the Supreme Court narrowed the case by ruling that former presidents are entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Maurice McGraw, Jr. v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-16
Criminal. Affirms Maurice McGraw’s convictions in Marion Superior Court of Level 5 felony domestic battery causing serious bodily injury and Level 6 felony domestic battery occurring in the presence of a child, and his sentence of six year in prison with three years suspended to probation. Finds McGraw has failed to establish a substantive double-jeopardy violation. Judge Terry Crone concurs with opinion and Judge Elizabeth Tavitas concurs in part and dissents in part with opinion.
Judges from across the state will be visiting schools on and around Constitution Day to celebrate the 237th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution being signed.
Relatives of Michael Benjamin Davis said they had lost contact with him in the late 1980s, the Johnson County coroner’s office said.
“The pursuit came back into Illinois and the suspect crashed in Sheldon. The suspect exited his vehicle and gunfire was exchanged,” state police said.
Noel faces a 15-year prison sentence but with three of those years suspended to probation if the deal is approved by the judge. He ultimately could serve as little as six years with good time credit.
A former Indiana Department of Child Services staff attorney has been suspended from the practice of law for forging family case managers’ names to child in need of services petitions while he worked for the state agency.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Michael DeGrado, Sr. v. Kari A. DeGrado
24A-DC-187
Domestic relations with children. Affirms the Lake Superior Court’s granting of Michael DeGrado’s petition to modify his child support payments to Kari DeGrado. Finds that the trial court should have permitted Michael DeGrado to present argument and evidence regarding the extracurricular expenses. Reverses the trial court’s judgment to the extent that it refused to consider this issue. Remands with instructions that the trial court consider the issue of the parents’ share of extracurricular expenses. Also finds that the father has failed to establish clear error with regard to the issue of his reimbursed expenses.
The last two parents of medically fragile children receiving state payments for attendant care will transition to Structured Family Caregiving with everyone else following a Friday court ruling. But the federal judge presiding over the attendant care lawsuit ruled that FSSA must “arrange” for families to receive in-home skilled nursing services on top of that program.
The mother of a 13-day-old infant who died after co-sleeping was sentenced to 30 years in the Indiana Department of Correction, according to the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office.
As the Earth sizzled through a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have starkly different visions on how to address a changing climate while ensuring a reliable energy supply. But neither has provided many details on how they would get there.
Any decision about whether or not to pardon former Clark County Sheriff and longtime Republican operative Jamey Noel of his crimes won’t come from the Holcomb administration, Gov. Eric Holcomb said Friday.
More than 10,000 workers at 25 U.S. hotels were on strike Monday after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their demands for higher pay, fairer workloads and the reversal of COVID-era cuts.
A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won’t come until after the November presidential election, a timeline that raises the chances it could be a potent political issue in the closely contested race.
A former East Chicago police commander convicted of providing cocaine to an associate was sentenced to three years in federal prison Thursday.
The Indiana Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Friday in the case of a man sentenced for murdering his girlfriend, with judges weighing whether the man’s cell phone was legally seized for evidence.
Three magistrate judges and three attorneys have applied for an upcoming vacancy on the Allen Superior Court bench.
Indiana Supreme Court
In the Matter of Robert T. Miller
24S-DI-236
Attorney discipline. Orders Robert Miller to be suspended for 120 days from the practice of law in Indiana, beginning Oct. 11, with automatic reinstatement. Finds Miller, as a staff attorney with the Indiana Department of Child Services, engaged in attorney misconduct by signing family case managers’ names to child in need of services petitions without their knowledge or consent. Also finds Miller’s misconduct had the potential for significant injury due to the fundamental interests at stake in CHINS proceedings.
In less than 45 minutes, a dozen committee members swiftly moved through a Wednesday agenda analyzing nine Indiana government commissions to determine whether the boards still existed functionally or only on paper.
School accountability, teacher salary boosts and “academic freedom” are priorities on Jennifer McCormick’s education plan, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate announced on Thursday.
