Hearing set in southern Indiana quadruple killing appeal
A southern Indiana man's appeal of his conviction in the shooting deaths of four people is set to go before the state Supreme Court later this month.
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Oscar Pistorius conviction: Explaining the law behind it
The heart of the murder case against Oscar Pistorius has relied on a section of South African criminal law known by the Latin term of dolus eventualis. The Supreme Court of Appeal decided Thursday that a lower court's reading of that was faulty and overturned its manslaughter conviction against the athlete, convicting him of murder.
‘Elkhart Four’ ruling stands
The Indiana Supreme Court has denied the state’s petition for a rehearing in the "Elkhart Four" felony murder case.
2 charged in pastor’s wife killing say little in court
The two men charged in the shooting death of an Indianapolis pastor's pregnant wife said little Tuesday when they faced a judge for the first time since their arrest.
2 men charged with murder in killing of pastor’s wife
Two men were charged Monday with murder in the fatal shooting of a pastor's pregnant wife during an apparent break in of their Indianapolis home, court records show.
Indiana man’s murder trial in wife’s death ends in hung jury
A murder trial for a northwestern Indiana man accused of killing his wife has ended with a hung jury.
Suspected killer cancels request to represent himself
A northwest Indiana man charged with strangling two women has decided not to represent himself during his upcoming trial.
East Chicago councilman pleads not guilty to murder charge
An East Chicago councilman charged with murder has pleaded not guilty at an arraignment hearing in federal court.
Judge denies ex-officer’s bid for review of convictions
A judge has denied a former Evansville police officer's bid for a federal review of his murder and arson convictions.
Murder exonoree to speak at IU McKinney
An Ohio man sentenced to death for the 1975 murder of a money-order salesman in Cleveland and later declared innocent in 2015 will speak at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Friday.
Former officer charged with murder sues over representation
A former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the death of an unarmed black motorist is suing a police association, saying the group failed to provide the legal representation he paid for under an insurance plan.
Judge OKs closed hearings in Bloomington man’s murder trial
A judge has decided a Bloomington man accused of killing an Indiana University student can seek additional public funds to hire experts and investigators for hearings closed to the prosecution and the public.
Justices acquit mother involved in fistfight turned fatal
The Indiana Supreme Court acquitted the woman involved in a planned beatdown that resulted in one man dying and she, her son and another man being convicted of attempted aggravated battery. The justices previously this year ordered the other two perpetrators’ convictions reversed and said the “basic principle of justice” requires the same result in the woman’s case.
East Chicago councilman charged with murder is re-elected
An East Chicago councilman charged with murder has been re-elected.
Supreme Court troubled by DA’s rejection of black jurors
The Supreme Court of the United States appears troubled by the actions of a Georgia prosecutor in disqualifying all the black prospective jurors from the death penalty trial of a black teenager who was accused of killing an elderly white woman.
Indiana Supreme Court hears police eavesdropping case
A group of police officers were "pretty blatant" when they eavesdropped on conversations between a man facing a murder charge and his attorney and later found a gun based on what they had overheard, Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush said Wednesday.
Evansville man gets 200 years for fire deaths of 3 people
A judge on Monday sentenced an Evansville man to 200 years in prison after a jury found him guilty but mentally ill on three counts of murder for starting a fire that killed his ex-girlfriend, her grandfather and her daughter.
Old hurdles and new haunt the Sept. 11 case at Guantanamo
The latest hearing resolved some lingering issues, but old and new challenges continue to haunt a death penalty case that remains so mired in preliminaries that prosecutors and defense lawyers will no longer even estimate an approximate trial date.
Indiana asks state’s high court to rehear ‘Elkhart 4’ case
The state has asked the Indiana Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to throw out murder convictions against three Elkhart men whose accomplice in a burglary was shot and killed by a homeowner.
East Chicago councilman pleads not guilty to murder charge
An East Chicago councilman who's running unopposed in the upcoming election has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge.