South Bend woman charged in fatal shooting of girl, 17
A northern Indiana woman has been charged in the slaying of a 17-year-old girl who died days after she was shot while sitting in a car with her boyfriend, authorities said.
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A northern Indiana woman has been charged in the slaying of a 17-year-old girl who died days after she was shot while sitting in a car with her boyfriend, authorities said.
A northern Indiana man charged in a June hit-and-run crash that killed one teenager and injured a second faces more serious charges.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has declined to overturn the conviction of a man who claimed he was denied his constitutional right to present a defense at his murder trial when the trial judge prevented him from calling his accomplice and forcing him to either testify or invoke his Fifth Amendment rights.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Rhett A. Martin v. State of Indiana
20A-CR-2326
Criminal. Affirms in part and reversed in part Rhett Martin’s conviction and 65-year aggregate sentence for two counts of felony murder and arson. Finds the Benton Circuit Court did not violate Martin’s constitutional right to present a defense when it did not allow to him to force his accomplice to appear before the jury and either testify or assert his right against self-incrimination. Rules the evidence was sufficient to sustain Martin’s conviction and the aggregate sentence was not inappropriate. Reverses the conviction for Count II, felony murder while committing or attempting to commit burglary and Count III, felony murder while committing or attempting to commit robbery.
An Indiana man failed to craft an argument to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that his complaint against the local town’s order for the demolition of his home was timely filed and the statute mandating a town provide 10-day notification of a demolition order is unconstitutional.
A Notre Dame adjunct law professor has been tapped to serve as the newest judge on the St. Joseph Superior Court.
A dentist who was fired from her job just weeks after starting because she refused to lower her compensation could not convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that she should get to keep more than $45,000 in liquidated damages from her breach of contract suit.
A man who gave his ex-wife nearly $230,000 was unsuccessful in convincing the Court of Appeals of Indiana that they had previously agreed to use the money for a specific purpose and that their oral agreement wasn’t unenforceable under the Statute of Frauds.
Neither a Lagro man’s federal nor state constitutional rights were infringed upon when sheriff’s deputies searched his home despite having the wrong address listed on their search warrant.
Former Clark County REMC directors weren’t guaranteed health insurance reimbursement in their retirement after a policy change terminated the benefit, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled. In a Wednesday opinion, the high court reversed Clark Circuit Court’s grant of summary judgment to the plaintiffs after finding the REMC’s policy was not a binding contract because the policy wasn’t an offer.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb slammed Attorney General Todd Rokita for comments he made in an interview this month suggesting the state is inflating its COVID-19 numbers.
Commotion in some school districts over topics ranging from COVID-19 mask mandates to teaching about racial injustice has Indiana Republican lawmakers looking at steps they argue will give parents more sway over what happens in classrooms.
A man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for throwing a lit explosive device last year outside a northwest Indiana courthouse, causing a blast that scattered a group of people protesting George Floyd’s death in police custody.
Court of Appeals of Indiana
In re the Adoption of S.A.C., M.M. v. Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)
21A-AD-720
Adoption. Affirms the denial of M.M.’s petition to adopt S.A.C. Finds the Allen Superior Court did not err by concluding that DCS did not unreasonably withhold its consent to M.M.’s petition for adoption.
Droves of senior judges have been granted recertification for the upcoming year, the Indiana Supreme Court has announced.
Two Indiana school districts will be receiving grants from the $125 million the U.S. Department of Justice is offering to advance school safety under the Students, Teachers and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act of 2018.
An Indiana man convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine will not have his prison time reduced after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opined he waived his right to challenge the consideration of his arrest history at sentencing.
The Indiana Supreme Court approved amendments to both the Indiana Rules of Appellate Procedure and Indiana Rules for Access to Court Records earlier this month.
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has agreed to defer its attempt to get hundreds of pages of records from the Trump administration, holding off at the request of the Biden White House.
When it comes to pushing for state tax cuts and limits on employer vaccine mandates, Republicans in the Indiana House of Representatives are taking the lead. IBJ asked the top House Republican, Speaker Todd Huston of Fishers, why his caucus has put these issues at the top of its agenda and why it has been more aggressive than Senate Republicans in its pursuit.