The Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed a man’s multiple convictions stemming from a domestic violence incident, determining there was no error or constitutional violation.
The July 2014 revision to Indiana’s criminal code has resulted in the Court of Appeals of Indiana vacating a child molesting conviction after finding that a jury instruction straddling both sides of the date of the revision could have confused jurors.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed a contempt finding and ordered that the defendant be awarded credit time for the 28 days she spent in custody for contempt of court.
An Illinois man who trafficked a teenage girl across state lines has failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that his constitutional rights were violated during the investigation into the trafficking scheme in the Hoosier State.
A man convicted after pointing a gun at police failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that he should not have been allowed to proceed pro se. While the COA agreed that an attempted murder charge was improper, it did not find fundamental error.
In the second published opinion written by Indiana Supreme Court Justice Derek Molter on Wednesday, justices addressed a procedural issue regarding discretionary interlocutory appeals and orders in limine.
An Indiana man who was in charge of his girlfriend’s infant grandson when the child was injured will not get relief from his felony conviction from the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
A man who received $18,000 to settle a judgment lien dispute is not entitled to interest, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed an involuntary manslaughter conviction Wednesday and ordered a new trial after finding the trial court erred by not allowing defense counsel to directly voir dire prospective jurors.
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A Johnson County homeowner whose garage ignited after a firework hit her property in the middle of the night will not receive any damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress caused by the accident.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana reversed the denial of a post-conviction relief petition on Tuesday, ordering a new hearing after subpoenas weren’t issued to two attorneys who had worked on the appellant’s case.
A man who stalked his high school crush for years despite repeated warnings has failed to convince the Court of Appeals to overturn his felony conviction or two-year sentence.
A group of Steuben County residents seeking to overturn default judgment in a lakefront property dispute failed in their bid to convince the Court of Appeals to allow them to intervene or to order the trial court to set aside the default judgment.
Indiana’s high court said it will not immediately consider a challenge to the state’s abortion ban that is based on the argument that the law violates some people’s religious freedoms, leaving that decision to the Court of Appeals of Indiana, at least for now.
Neither the trust that owns a ramshackle house nor the man living on the property fixing it up will be awarded attorney fees after the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Marion Superior Court rulings that placed blame on both sides.
The estate of a contractor who was shot and killed while canvassing an Indianapolis apartment complex will not receive emotional distress damages, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
A northern Indiana mother has won a reversal on an adoption petition granted to her child’s stepmother after the Court of Appeals of Indiana concluded she did not abandon her child and her consent was required for the adoption.
A former employee of the Chocolate Moose in Nashville argued the trial court abused its discretion when it denied his motion to withdraw his guilty pleas and ordered him to pay more than $6,000 in restitution. The Court of Appeals of Indiana disagreed.
A split Court of Appeals of Indiana has partially reversed for an accused rapist after finding the state failed to justify the disclosure of six pages of a DNA summary after the defendant introduced just one page into evidence at a deposition.