Court reduces man’s sentence by 3 years
The Indiana Court of Appeals reduced a man’s aggregate sentence by three years after it found he was denied effective assistance of counsel when his counsel did not bring up a statutory limitation issue.
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How a spy probe wound up as a child pornography prosecution
At issue in the case is how the government uses evidence derived through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and under what circumstances that information should be made available to defendants, particularly when it winds up repurposed for a routine criminal prosecution that has nothing to do with national security.
Class-action suit challenges US government’s no-fly list
On Tuesday, a Muslim civil rights group filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court in Alexandria on behalf of thousands of Americans who have been placed on the terror watch list. The suit seeks unspecified monetary compensation.
Motor vehicle accident: Noblesville collision
Trial Reports: Reports on recent Indiana cases from the lawyers and judges involved. Submit a trial report at http://www.theindianalawyer.com/submit-trial-reports. Motor vehicle accident Name of Case: Patricia Acker and Peter Acker v. Keyna Sanders Court Case Number: Hamilton Superior Court, 29D01-1305-CT-04836 Injuries: Chronic neck and back pain Court Date: Jan. 25-27, 2016 Trial Type: Jury trial […]
Pilot evaluating people for pretrial release nears start
Some Indiana trial courts plan to utilize a risk assessment tool to identify who can be discharged without posting bail.
Administrative law ripe for reform?
Indiana has ordered a fresh look at ALJs and whether panels are preferable to the current system.
Chargemaster rates questioned
A divided Court of Appeals ruling allowing a patient to view hospital prices may be headed to the Indiana Supreme Court.
Disability denials draw criticism
Seventh Circuit questions Social Security Administration’s outdated information, convoluted calculations in several recent decisions.
National group recognizes Indiana for criminal justice reform
Indiana is getting a little love on social media Monday for efforts in recent years to reform its criminal justice system. The U.S. Justice Action Network is including the Hoosier state in its national campaign “30 States, 30 Days” to prompt Congress to pass legislation reforming the federal justice system.
Launch of Marion County online transcript service delayed
The Marion Circuit and Superior Courts have postponed implementation of TheRecordXchange, an Internet-based transcript ordering and production management platform.
Judge denies class action in NCAA scholarship suit
A former college football quarterback who sued the NCAA over its former scholarship policy doesn’t meet the requirements for certification of a class-action suit against the Indianapolis-based organization, a federal judge ruled.
Supreme Court will take up case about juror’s racial bias
U.S. Supreme Court takes case over whether a juror’s allegedly racially charged comments can open jury deliberations.
Jury finds South Bend teen convicted of murder had gang ties
South Bend jury finds teenager convicted of murder should have sentence enhanced for criminal gang activity.
High court sides with sex offender in dispute over registry
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that a convicted sex offender did not have to update his status on the federal sex offender registry after moving to a foreign country.
Broker sues after Colts cancel season-ticket renewal
A Pennsylvania ticket broker is suing the Indianapolis Colts over their revocation of his season tickets—a legal skirmish other brokers say appears to be fallout from efforts by the team to gain greater control over the secondary market and thin the ranks of resellers.
High court rejects challenge to Mississippi campaign finance law
The Supreme Court of the United States won’t hear an appeal challenging the constitutionality of a Mississippi campaign finance law that requires reporting by people or groups spending at least $200 to support or oppose a ballot measure.
Indianapolis house blast convict says informant set him up
An Indianapolis man convicted on 53 counts in a house explosion that killed two people and devastated the southside Richmond Hill neighborhood said testimony from a jailhouse informant and undercover officer saying he tried to have a key witness killed never should have been presented at his trial.
State appellate briefs make online debut
Briefs filed in Indiana appeals were made available for online for the first time Friday.
Interim appellate court clerk replaces Smith
Long-serving Indiana appellate court clerk Kevin S. Smith resigned recently, and former deputy clerk Greg Pachmayr is now serving as interim clerk.