Lawyer says juror might have stolen opioid evidence at trial
An Ohio defense attorney says at least one juror may have stolen oxycodone pills during a drug trial.
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Prosecutor: Man shot Indiana doctor for denying wife opioids
A prosecutor says a northern Indiana man fatally shot a doctor because he would not prescribe opioid painkillers to the man's wife.
Indianapolis creates interagency response units
Indianapolis has created four interagency teams to reduce the number of people taken to an emergency room or to jail as the state struggles to keep up with the opioid epidemic.
Indianapolis boy, 15, charged with murder in triple-slaying
Prosecutors have charged a 15-year-old Indianapolis boy with murder in the fatal shootings of three men.
COA affirms escapee’s convictions, consecutive sentences
A man who escaped in handcuffs from a police vehicle will remain in prison on escape and drug charges after the Indiana Court of Appeals determined Thursday the trial court did not err in instructing the jury or imposing his sentence.
Indianapolis police arrest 15-year-old in 3 shooting deaths
Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the fatal shootings of three men in an Indianapolis apartment.
COA affirms termination of mother’s parental rights
The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed the termination of a mother’s parental rights to her daughter after finding the mother failed to prove the trial court erred in the calculation of the time the child had been removed from her parents’ home.
Divided COA: Pat-down search did not violate rights
A divided panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a man’s felony and misdemeanor drug and firearm charges after finding the officer who arrested the man did not violate his constitutional rights by stopping him or conducting a pat-down search.
Indiana prosecutor creates documentary warning of drug use
A southern Indiana prosecutor is showing all middle school and high school students in his county a documentary video in an attempt to discourage heroin use among youth.
Indiana prosecutor creates documentary warning of drug use
A southern Indiana prosecutor is showing all middle school and high school students in his county a documentary video in an attempt to discourage heroin use among youth.
Supreme Court divided on marijuana case, denies transfer
A deadlocked decision on whether to hear a case involving Fourth Amendment and similar state rights has led the Indiana Supreme Court to deny transfer to the case, with two justices dissenting on the denial of transfer.
Treatment seen as antidote for opioid crisis
The Indiana Legislature approved several measures to expand recovery programs and prevent spread of opioid epidemic.
Indiana crackdown on opioids sparks more pharmacy robberies
As the nation's opioid epidemic intensified, Indiana cracked down on over-prescribing doctors and "pill mills" catering to people with addictions. The state also took aim at doctor-shopping—the practice of visiting multiple physicians to score more painkillers.
Madison park focus of man’s drug conviction appeal before Supreme Court
A man’s felony drug conviction level depends on whether the Indiana Supreme Court believes he sold drugs near a public park where children were “reasonably expected” to be.
Pharmakon owner, compliance director face criminal charges
The owner and the director of compliance for Noblesville-based Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals Inc. have been charged with multiple criminal counts related to the sale of compounded painkillers that were as much as 25 times more potent than they should have been, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.
Court impermissibly entered convictions on 3 resisting law enforcement counts
An Indiana trial court should not have entered convictions against a man on three counts of resisting law enforcement stemming from a single incident, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in a Wednesday opinion instructing the trial court to change the man’s convictions and resentence him accordingly.
Indiana woman wins prison release in fatal injection case
A central Indiana woman who admitted giving her chronically ill mother a fatal injection of a painkiller has won release from prison.
Arguments Thursday in drug case near park with no equipment
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments next week on whether children were reasonably expected to be playing at a park with no playground equipment or trees, the central question that must be answered to determine if a man should be convicted of cooking meth within 500 feet of the park.
High court ruling speeds up generic biotech drug approval
A unanimous United States Supreme Court is speeding up the time for generic biotech drugs to become available to the public in a ruling that means a loss of billions in sales to the makers of original versions.
AG touts benefits of incarcerating drug offenders to help end cycle of addiction
Indiana’s attorney general is advocating the benefits of incarcerating drug addicts, saying chemical addiction programs that target inmate populations are among the best methods of helping drug users on the road to recovery.