Pilot commercial courts to become permanent
Indiana’s pilot commercial courts will become a permanent part of the Hoosier judiciary next month. The six specialized dockets around the state will remain where they are, with some rule amendments.
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COA upholds domestic battery convictions after ‘vicious’ beating
A southern Indiana man accused of brutally beating and confining his girlfriend has lost his appeal of his domestic battery-related convictions, with the Indiana Court of Appeals rejecting his evidentiary challenges.
Supreme Court deciding commercial courts’ fate
After a nearly 3-year pilot project, the specialized dockets in six Indiana counties are getting positive feedback from litigants in business disputes.
Justices to hear arguments in murder, jurisdiction cases
The Indiana Supreme Court is set to hear argument in several cases this week, including a man’s post-conviction appeal of his three separate sentences for murder in Floyd County.
Majority justices reduce drug sentence, order removal from DOC
Finding the circumstances of an Orange County case to be “exceptional,” a majority of the Indiana Supreme Court has reduced a woman’s sentence and ordered that she be removed from the Department of Correction and instead placed in community corrections. A dissenting justice would have denied transfer of the case.
Floyd County officials reach tentative settlement in jail death
A sheriff’s department in southern Indiana has reached a tentative settlement with the father of a woman who died in detention.
Indiana authorities reach tentative settlement in Floyd County jail death
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Department has reached a tentative settlement with the father of a woman who died in detention. An order was issued June 22 to file documents and authorize dismissal within 60 days of a civil case filed by Mark Robb against Floyd County Sheriff Frank Loop, the sheriff’s department and eight other employees.
Ex-school official gets jail after locker room camera found
A former vice principal of a New Albany middle school has been ordered to serve a year in jail after pleading guilty to a voyeurism charge after authorities linked him to a camera found inside the boys locker room.
Floyd County judge: Murder convict can’t legally change name
A Floyd County judge has ruled that a man convicted of murder cannot legally change his name. Jeramy Heavrin was convicted of killing Jennifer Rose Johnson in 1994 and has had trouble keeping jobs because of the conviction since his November 2016 release.
New Albany man gets 65 years for fatally beating friend
A judge Thursday sentenced a southern Indiana man to 65 years in prison for fatally beating a friend whom prosecutors said also was tortured.
New Albany man convicted in friend’s killing, acquitted of arson charge
A New Albany man has been convicted of killing a friend who prosecutors said was tortured and fatally beaten in his home.
Officials warn flood victims in the state to be wary of disaster opportunists
Authorities are now warning those reeling from the floods that ravaged northern and southern Indiana against these scammers.
Ten counties allocated additional senior judge service days
Ten Indiana judges have been allocated additional senior judge service days for 2018, with two judges receiving nearly 50 additional days.
Bill letting Indiana ‘Dreamers’ get job licenses advances
A proposal that would lift a prohibition on young immigrants referred to as “Dreamers” from obtaining state professional licenses could soon be taken up by the full Indiana Legislature.
Week after argument, justices uphold denial of continuance, sentence
A Floyd County man convicted of attempted residential entry and resisting law enforcement lost his appeal of his sentence and the denial of his motion for a continuance. The Indiana Supreme Court upheld the trial court’s ruling only one week after hearing oral arguments in the case.
Supreme Court considers whether to revise ‘illegal’ sentence
The central issue the Indiana Court of Appeals identified in its decision to reverse a man’s attempted residential entry conviction didn’t come up much during the case’s oral arguments before the Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday.
Ex-trooper Camm’s $30 million lawsuit dismissed
A $30 million lawsuit brought by former Indiana State Police trooper David Camm was dismissed Monday by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in New Albany. Camm was twice convicted, but ultimately found not guilty of the murder of his wife and children in a third trial.
Landfill operator sues Clark and Floyd counties over bond money
The private operators of a Borden landfill are suing two counties, seeking $5.2 million in bond proceeds they say they’re owed.
Landfill operator sues 2 Indiana counties over bond money
The private operators of a southern Indiana landfill are suing two counties, seeking $5.2 million in bond proceeds they say they’re owed.
Indiana county pays ex-inmates $1.23M in mistreatment case
A southern Indiana county has paid a $1.23 million settlement to former inmates who say they were mistreated at a county jail in Indiana.