Recount begins for ultra-close House District 32 Republican primary
The recount of an Indiana House of Representatives primary election that was separated by six votes began Monday in Marion County.
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COA reverses drug charges because person of ‘ordinary intelligence’ wouldn’t know about crime
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has tossed drug charges against three individuals because the emergency rule that made the synthetic cannabinoid a Schedule I narcotic failed to provide adequate information so that person of “ordinary intelligence” would know he or she was engaging in illegal behavior.
Appellate court adopts new-crime exception, partially reverses for motorist who wasn’t read Miranda rights
A motorist who denied hitting a police officer’s car but who offered the officer money to pay for the damages won a partial reversal after the Court of Appeals of Indiana found he was subject to custodial interrogation without being given Miranda warnings. But the COA did not allow the suppression of the alleged bribery based on the federal new-crime exception.
COA rejects evidentiary challenges, upholds murder conviction
With the dying words of his victim and cellphone records against him, an Indiana murderer failed to get his conviction overturned by the Court of Appeals of Indiana on Thursday.
COA upholds involuntary mental health commitment
A man who challenged his involuntary mental health commitment after he had already been released failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that he shouldn’t have been held against his will.
COA reverses new trial order, reinstates jury verdict against YMCA in personal injury case
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed the grant of a new trial in a personal injury case involving a local YMCA and has reinstated a jury verdict against the YMCA after it determined the trial court abused its discretion.
COA rules for DCS in negligence complaint after dad wasn’t notified of injury reports
An Indiana father who wasn’t notified that the Indiana Department of Child Services assessed allegations of abuse and neglect until two years after his twins were injured couldn’t convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that the agency should be found negligent.
COA: Evidence sufficient to sustain sexual battery conviction
A man who groped a woman in a dormitory restroom was unable to get his felony conviction overturned after the Court of Appeals of Indiana found the evidence was sufficient to show he physically restrained the woman while touching her without her consent.
Justices reinstate judgment for loan broker, reject ‘fraud’ finding
A loan brokerage company will be permitted to collect a roughly $3,000 consultant’s fee from a client that rejected its financing offer, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled, overturning a lower court’s finding that the broker asked the client to commit fraud in order to obtain financing.
2 Indiana courts receive funding to tackle eviction problem
Indiana is among eight states receiving grants in connection with the launch of the National Center for State Courts’ Eviction Diversion Initiative, which is focused on strengthening efforts to prevent evictions and improve housing stability.
COA splits over custody modification, rules against mom who proceeded pro se after attorney quit
A split Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed a child custody switch from mother to father, finding that although the mother had to proceed pro so at the custody hearing, she was not prejudiced by the denial of her motions to continue after her counsel quit.
COA: Handgun beating straps Indy man with conviction of battery by means of deadly weapon
A Marion County man who confronted and battered another individual with a handgun will keep his felony conviction for battery by means of a deadly weapon, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
Housing court seeks to find alternatives to eviction
Every Wednesday and Thursday, the docket is filled with landlord-tenant cases. But since October 2021, the Lawrence Township Small Claims Court has been implementing a housing court model that provides additional services to try to prevent or lessen the impact of the loss of a place to live.
2 ‘secret children’ of ex-Indy fertility doctor sue Netflix for allegedly revealing their identities without permission
Two Marion County women who discovered they were among the nearly 100 “secret children” of a former Indiana fertility doctor that inspired the popular Netflix documentary “Our Father” are suing the film’s producers, claiming their identities were revealed without their consent.
Former chief deputy urges court to allow complaint against state treasurer to continue
The whistleblower alleging Indiana Treasurer Kelly Mitchell used illegal contracting to steer millions of dollars to campaign donors is urging the trial court to let the lawsuit continue, asserting that granting the motion to dismiss would “reward (Mitchell) and all Defendants for their failure to follow the law.”
Family sues Indianapolis nursing home over slaying of woman, 80
The family of an 80-year-old woman who was raped and murdered at an Indianapolis nursing home alleges in a lawsuit that her death was the “inevitable result” of poor staffing and “horrendous” conditions at the nursing home.
Marion County inmate discharged after reversal of misdemeanor conviction for jailhouse incident
A Marion County inmate has been discharged after an appellate panel concluded he was wrongly convicted of Class A misdemeanor battery against the facility’s mail clerk.
Parents fail to sway COA in medical malpractice case over infant son’s death
Parents who sued several health care providers that treated their infant son just days before his death did not sway the Court of Appeals of Indiana to rule in their favor, as the judges concluded that a medical review panel’s process must wrap up before their claims can be adjudicated.
IU Health doctor says he was fired for objecting to 10-minute patient visits
A longtime physician at Indiana University Health claims he was demoted and later terminated after he objected to a directive to keep each patient’s visit to 10 minutes or less.
Reversal: Divorce court violated parents’ 1st Amendment rights via ‘non-disparagement clause’
A non-disparagement clause drafted into a couple’s divorce order to prevent the parents from talking badly about each other even outside of the presence of their child was an unconstitutional prior restraint on speech, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in a partial reversal.