Reversal: COA reinstates negligence action against school district
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a man’s negligence claim against a school corporation after one of its school buses collided with the man’s vehicle, leaving him injured.
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Harrison home as polling site sets national example
It is fitting that a spot where hundreds of thousands of people once gathered to hear a Hoosier candidate for the White House speak is now a place where Marion County voters can cast their ballots. The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site opened its doors early Tuesday to help facilitate the fundamental activity of representational democracy.
Suspect in judges’ shooting pleads guilty to battery
One of the two men charged in a violent altercation with two southern Indiana judges has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery. The nephew of the alleged gunman in the May 1 shooting was sentenced to six months of community corrections followed by a year of probation.
Reasonable suspicion of drug activity prompts reversal in suppression case
The Indiana Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed suppression of drug evidence in a man’s parole violation case that was found during a search of a rented storage unit.
Indiana appeals court: BMV can strip California man’s driver’s license
A man whose driving privileges were revoked after he moved from Indiana to California had them restored by an Indianapolis trial court, but the Bureau of Motor Vehicles won a reversal of that decision Wednesday.
Developer files notice to sue Indianapolis, claiming $30M in damages
Ambrose Property Group on Tuesday filed a notice of tort claim with the city of Indianapolis, a legal step that sets the stage for it to sue the city over its effort to force the developer to sell it the former General Motors stamping plant site west of downtown.
Federal grant fueling project to lower recidivism in Marion County
With more a third of the individuals from Marion County returning to incarceration within a year of being released, the city of Indianapolis is using a $1 million federal grant to launch a new three-year project to reduce the recidivism rate and improve outcomes.
Nurse pleads guilty in Medicaid fraud case
An Indiana nurse was sentenced to three years, with most of the time suspended, for multiple counts of forgery and ordered to pay nearly $8,000 in restitution to the Indiana Medicaid Program as part of plea agreement reached in Marion Superior Court.
Suspect in judges shooting agrees to plead guilty
One of two men accused of confronting three southern Indiana judges, leading to a brawl in which two of the jurists were shot, has agreed to plead guilty, according to court records. Alfredo Vazquez of Indianapolis has agreed to plead guilty to at least one of the charges against him related to the May 1 shooting in which Clark Circuit judges Andrew Adams and Bradley Jacobs were wounded.
Prosecutor: Dealing resulting in death charge targets violence, addictions
As Marion County files its first charge of drug dealing resulting in death, Prosecutor Ryan Mears said the new law is another tool to help combat violent crime and drug addiction across Indianapolis.
Reversal: Small claims courts cannot order mediation, ADR
Parties cannot be ordered to participate in alternative dispute resolution in small claims proceedings, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday, reinstating a dog-bite case that an Indianapolis judge had dismissed after litigants refused to participate in court-ordered mediation.
Marion County files first charge of drug dealing resulting in death
For the first time in Marion County, a suspected drug dealer has been charged under a new law criminalizing dealing that leads to a drug user’s death.
Halt of simple pot prosecutions gets mixed reaction
Reactions have been mixed to the recent announcement that the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will no longer prosecute cases of simple possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana. Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced the new policy Sept. 30.
Mental health services center to open next year as first facility at justice center
A mental health services and addiction-treatment center planned for the city’s new Community Justice Campus will open years ahead of the new jail and courthouse facilities, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announced Wednesday.
Placement of juvenile in DOC stands after appeal
A teenager now under the wardship of the Indiana Department of Correction lost arguments Wednesday that the decision to declare him a ward of the DOC was an abuse of discretion.
Retired Marion Superior Judge Thomas Carroll dies
Former Marion Superior Court judge Thomas “Tom” Carroll died Saturday after serving as a judge for nearly 31 years, according to the Indianapolis Bar Association.
Mears promises to be independent, tough on violent crime as Marion County prosecutor
Ryan Mears has been named the new Marion County prosecutor, replacing former Prosecutor Terry Curry.
COA: Dollar Tree can open on former Walgreens lot
The denial of an Indianapolis property owner’s request to put a Dollar Tree in a vacant drugstore building was an abuse of discretion, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed in a Friday decision.
COA reverses denied for-cause challenge against unwilling juror, orders new trial
A wrongful death case will proceed to retrial after the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a woman’s motion to strike a potential juror who expressed an unwillingness to decide the question of damages.
COA upholds 75-year sentence in kidnapping, confinement
A man who stalked and kidnapped two women at gunpoint and led police on a vehicle chase couldn’t persuade the Indiana Court of Appeals to reduce his aggregate 75-year sentence.