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NW Indiana scrap dealer convicted of razing historic bridge

December 14, 2018

A federal jury has convicted a northwestern Indiana scrap-metal dealer of interstate transportation of stolen goods for allegedly demolishing a historic railroad bridge and selling the metal. Prosecutors said Kenneth Morrison and a work crew cut up the unused Monon Bridge that spanned the Grand Calumet River near downtown Hammond and sold it to Illinois scrapyards for $18,000. He also allegedly sold parts to an East Chicago scrap dealer.

Man sentenced to 75 years in fatal shooting at Legion post

October 24, 2018

A southwestern Indiana man has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for fatally shooting a man last year outside an American Legion post in Evansville.

Southern District renews warning against jury duty scam

October 22, 2018

Increasing jury duty scams have led the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana to once again warn Hoosiers of potentially falling prey to an illegitimate summons. The court is reminding the public of tips to safeguard against scammers.

Marion County jury to hear capital case in Fort Wayne

October 3, 2018

Jurors from Marion County will hear the case of a Fort Wayne man facing death penalty charges stemming from the deaths of four people.

Inmate gets 35 more years for attacking prison counselor

September 21, 2018

An inmate at the Pendleton Correctional Facility has been sentenced to 35 additional years behind bars for an attack that seriously injured a prison counselor.

Muncie man convicted of attempted murder in explosives case

September 21, 2018

A Muncie man accused of planting an explosive device to try to kill his ex-girlfriend has been convicted of attempted murder.

Oakland City man acquitted in motel manager’s death

September 14, 2018

A southwestern Indiana jury has acquitted of murder a 21-year-old man whose attorney argued self-defense in the shooting death of a motel co-manager.

Judge rejects bid to slash jury’s $15M med-mal award

August 29, 2018

A jury’s verdict awarding $15 million to a woman and her husband after her cancer was not detected on a CT scan will stand, a federal judge ruled, rejecting defense appeals that included Indiana’s cap on medical malpractice damages.

Appellate Court: $1.3 million awarded in minor vehicle accident not excessive

August 20, 2018

A more than $1 million verdict awarded to a woman in a minor vehicle accident was upheld by the Indiana Court of Appeals, which affirmed the verdict in light of the woman's serious lifetime impairments.

Manafort judge says he fears for jurors’ safety

August 20, 2018

The judge in Paul Manafort’s financial fraud trial says he has received threats and he fears for the “peace and safety” of the jurors deciding the fate of the former Trump campaign chairman. U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III revealed his concerns Friday when explaining why he doesn’t intend to make jurors’ names public at the end of the trial.

Teen convicted of murder in fatal shooting of Elkhart woman

August 9, 2018

A teenager has been convicted as an adult of murder in the November 2016 fatal shooting of a woman in northern Indiana.

What does Mueller have? Manafort trial offers glimpse

July 30, 2018

The trial of President Donald Trump’s onetime campaign chairman will open this week with tales of lavish spending, secret shell companies and millions of dollars of Ukrainian money flowing through offshore bank accounts and into the political consultant’s pocket. What’s likely to be missing: answers about whether the Trump campaign coordinated with the Kremlin during the 2016 presidential election, or really any mention of Russia at all.

Man gets time-served after testifying in Indiana murder case

June 26, 2018

A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to time-served after he helped prosecutors convict another man in a central Indiana woman’s slaying during a robbery. He has been in jail more than 3 years.

Man convicted of murder, robbery in ex-girlfriend’s killing

June 26, 2018

A man has been convicted of murder, robbery and obstruction of justice in the fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend, a student at the University of Southern Indiana. A jury returned the verdict Monday in the case against 23-year-old Isaiah Hagan.

Justices reinstate murder, drug convictions after invited error

June 20, 2018

The Indiana Supreme Court has overturned a ruling for a convicted murderer to get a new trial and instead reinstated the murder and drug convictions after determining the defendant invited the structural error that compromised his right to an impartial jury.

Murder convictions upheld after dismissed juror feared for safety

May 10, 2018

A Lake County woman’s murder convictions were upheld Thursday in a case where a juror was dismissed after telling fellow jurors and the court he feared for his safety. The ruling also created split opinions in the Indiana Court of Appeals on the rights of defendants to speak.

Mistrial in Evansville man’s trial in ex-girlfriend’s killing

May 7, 2018

A southwestern Indiana judge has declared a mistrial in the trial of an Evansville man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend.

Man who fled country gets 92 years for bank robbery, firing at police

May 3, 2018

A Muncie man who was tracked down in Colombia and convicted of robbing a bank and shooting at a responding police in 2012 has been sentenced to more than 92 years in prison.

Funding boost enables raises for federal defenders, jurors

March 28, 2018

A nearly $200 million increase in the Fiscal Year 2018 budget is enabling the federal judiciary to increase compensation for jurors and indigent defense attorneys while also performing construction projects at three federal courthouses.

Recent $35M verdict is among largest Indiana jury personal injury awards

January 9, 2018 | Marilyn Odendahl

Multi-million-dollar verdicts in personal injury cases are rare in Indiana, but they signify a jury’s determination to provide quality of life for the injured, practitioners say.

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