Prosecutor: Indiana officers justified in fatal shooting
A prosecutor says a grand jury has found two Indiana police officers were justified in using deadly force to stop a man whom investigators say was driving a car toward them.
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Defendant’s testimony makes admission error harmless
Although unauthenticated videos and photos showing a defendant appearing to make methamphetamine should not have been admitted at trial under the silent-witness theory, the Indiana Court of Appeals found the error was harmless because of the defendant’s own testimony.
COA tosses conviction after unlawful arrest
Testimony of police officers who stopped a man for walking on the wrong side of the road, then arrested him for intimidation and resisting law enforcement should not have been admitted at trial, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
COA upholds denial of IRA garnishment
The Elkhart Superior Court was within its discretion when it asserted a garnishment exemption on a debtor’s behalf because there are exceptions that allow a debtor to receive the benefit of an exemption without asserting it, the Indiana Court of Appeals decided Tuesday.
Woman exonerated in murder loses appeal over fingerprint errors
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to allow a plaintiff to seek money damages against an Elkhart County detective who incorrectly identified latent fingerprints as those of a woman convicted of murder in 2002. The panel ruled that despite his training, the detective was still considered an expert on fingerprint identification.
Indiana mayor weighs ID program aimed at helping immigrants
A northern Indiana mayor may pursue a plan to begin issuing ID cards to immigrants living in the country without legal permission. Latino community leaders have been urging Goshen officials for months to issue such ID cards.
Supreme Court upholds man’s life sentence
An Elkhart County man who smoked synthetic marijuana then stabbed his girlfriend to death was unable to convince the Indiana Supreme Court that his sentence of life without parole was unconstitutional.
Indiana mother writes she’s guilty in children’s deaths
An Indiana woman accused of fatally smothering her two young children told a judge in a handwritten letter that she's guilty and ready to accept life in prison.
Barnes & Thornburg’s Elkhart attorneys relocate closer to pulse of RV industry
Barnes & Thornburg LLP attorneys in Elkhart are settling into new digs, having left the downtown office they called home since 1996 and moving closer to the growing industrial corridor of the city’s recreational vehicle base.
AG-elect Hill’s chief deputy to succeed him as prosecutor
Republicans in northern Indiana's Elkhart County have selected Attorney General-elect Curtis Hill's chief deputy to succeed him as prosecutor.
Jurors convict Indiana day care provider in toddler’s death
Jurors in northern Indiana have convicted a New Paris day care provider in the 2014 death of a 19-month-old boy in her care.
2nd trial underway for woman charged with toddler’s death
A second trial is underway in northern Indiana for a day care provider charged with the death of a toddler in her care.
GOP to pick state attorney general-elect’s county successor
Republicans in northern Indiana's Elkhart County are set to select a new county prosecutor who will replace state Attorney General-elect Curtis Hill.
Judge denies prosecutor’s request to move sheriff’s trial
A northern Indiana sheriff indicted on 10 felony counts including bribery and official misconduct will be tried in his home county.
COA: Clinics that gave tainted steroid must face suit
After a widespread fungal meningitis outbreak killed nearly a dozen Hoosiers, the Indiana Court of Appeals decided Monday that the providers who injected the injured parties with a contaminated steroid that was purchased from a third party can be found to be negligent under the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act.
Indiana prosecutor seeking life for mom in kids’ deaths
A prosecutor announced Thursday that he's seeking a sentence of life without parole for an Indiana woman accused of smothering her two children after abducting them, saying such a sanction was appropriate "given the gravity of this horrible crime."
Goshen attorney John Ulmer recognized for 50-plus year career
When the conflict arose between classes and basketball, John Ulmer, like just about any Hoosier would, picked roundball and, inadvertently, took his first steps toward a legal career that has since lasted more than 50 years.
Former wrestling coach gets 10 years for videotaping boys
A former northern Indiana teacher and wrestling coach will serve 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges alleging he videotaped naked boys in a locker room.
Federal court: Disbarred lawyer can’t seek judgeship
A disbarred Goshen lawyer who wanted to run for judge of Elkhart Circuit Court got nowhere trying to convince a federal judge he was wrongly denied the opportunity.
Elkhart County judgment exceeds med-mal cap
A northern Indiana judgment in favor of a man ruled to have suffered a catastrophic medical malpractice injury that left him paralyzed is the latest case challenging the state’s cap on malpractice damages.