Unsupported search warrant voids drug conviction
The Indiana Court of Appeals Friday threw out a man’s cocaine dealing conviction, holding that a search warrant that led to charges against him should not have been issued.
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Hamilton County e-filing begins next week
Most new civil cases in Hamilton Circuit and Superior courts may be e-filed for the first time beginning July 29, and state courts will continue to announce online the schedules for other counties to switch to e-filing.
Indiana State Fair nixes sale, display of Confederate flag
The Indiana State Fair has asked vendors not to sell or display Confederate flag merchandise at next month's event.
Suit: County worker fired for objecting to gay marriage
A former deputy clerk from southern Indiana says in a federal lawsuit she was fired for refusing to process a same-sex couple’s marriage application.
Opinions July 23, 2015 ILD
Indiana Court of Appeals
Michael Daugherty v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A04-1501-CR-19
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief.
George McDade v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A05-1501-CR-4
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Level 5 felony battery against a public-safety official and two counts of Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement.
Opinions July 23, 2015
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
The following opinion was issued after IL deadline Wednesday.
United States of America v. Joseph B. Miller
14-2779
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Judge James T. Moody.
Criminal. Affirms bank robbery conviction, holding that neither an FBI agent’s alleged misstatements nor defense counsel’s purported errors in failing to suppress certain evidence affected the outcome of the trial.
Judge lacked authority to raise cocaine sentence after reduction
A cocaine dealer whose prison term was reduced in accordance with changed federal guidelines won an appeal after the judge who cut his sentence by more than 10 years later reimposed the original sentence.
Judge tired of discovery spats in airport insurance dispute
The latest dispute in a contentious multi-million-dollar insurance coverage lawsuit arising from a terminal construction mishap at Indianapolis International Airport has led a federal judge to single out opposing counsel in the case.
COA affirms conviction, sentence in pizza deliveryman’s slaying
The Indiana Court of Appeals Thursday upheld the 65-year sentence and convictions a jury rendered against an Indianapolis man who robbed, shot and killed a pizza deliveryman at a southside apartment complex.
Woman in recorded Indiana Wal-Mart fight pleads guilty
One of two women whose fight at an Indiana Wal-Mart was caught on cellphone video has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.
Children’s commission turns attention to services for Indiana youths
The nearly 2-year-old Commission on Improving the Status of Children has released its annual report, detailing its activities during the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
7th Circuit denies new trial for convicted bank robber
A man convicted of robbing the Hammond Standard Bank & Trust in December 2011 failed to convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that he was entitled to a new trial.
Opinions July 22, 2015 ILD
Indiana Court of Appeals
John Bochner v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
41A01-1409-CR-404
Criminal. Affirms denial of request for restoration of credit time.
Evelyn Butcher v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
49A02-1412-CR-831
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A misdemeanor invasion of privacy.
Steven Miller v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
32A01-1412-CR-531
Criminal. Affirms convictions of two counts of Class B felony dealing in methamphetamine.
Earl Edwards v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
61A01-1411-CR-502
Criminal. Affirms 60-year sentence imposed for his guilty plea to murder, Class B felony criminal confinement, and Class D felony theft.
Hameck Oil Company, Ltd., TWE Management, LLC, Eckard Global, LLC, and Troy W. Eckard v. J Group Energy I, LLC and Bakken Oil & Gas Management, Inc., and HOC Bakken Legacy I, LLC (mem. dec.)
49A2-1409-PL-635
Civil plenary. Affirmed trial court in its determination that the company agreement’s arbitration provision did not apply to Hameck Oil, the company’s manager.
Property-Owners Insurance Company v. Gerald T. Powers and Phyllis J. Powers, et. al. (mem. dec.)
73A05-151-PL-2
Civil plenary. Reverses judgment on the pleadings in favor of the Powerses and remands for proceedings.
Roger Pringle v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
03A01-1502-CR-78
Criminal. Affirms denial of motion for permission to file a belated appeal.
In re the Matter of the Paternity of L.J.E.L., K.J.D.L. v. L.J.B. (mem. dec.)
42A01-1411-JP-546
Paternity. Affirms order awarding physical custody of L.J.E.L. to mother L.J.B.
Opinions July 22, 2015
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
The following opinions were issued after IL deadline Tuesday.
United States of America v. Michael B. McClellan
14-2449
Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division; Chief Judge Philip P. Simon.
Criminal. Affirms convictions of harboring an illegal alien, three counts of mail fraud, and one count of engaging in a monetary transaction involving criminally derived property. The evidence presented to the jury was sufficient for the convictions, and jury instructions concerning the harboring count did not constitute plain error.
7th Circuit overturns some Blagojevich Senate-seat convictions
A federal appeals court Tuesday overturned some of the most sensational convictions that sent former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to a lengthy stint in prison, ruling that the Democrat did not break the law when he sought to secure a Cabinet position in President Barack Obama’s administration in exchange for appointing an Obama adviser to the president’s former U.S. Senate seat.
Winning plaintiff agrees prejudgment interest award not warranted
A real estate investor who was successful in her protracted feud with her real estate broker acknowledged an error in the calculation of her award and induced the Indiana Court of Appeals to make a reversal.
Bankruptcy cases drop in 2014, repeat filings rise
Individual consumer debt bankruptcy petitions declined in 2014, but for a significant number of people, this wasn’t the first time they’d filed for bankruptcy in the last eight years.
COA: Post-conviction court too speedy in its denial of petition
A post-conviction court which denied a petition even before the state had responded has been ordered by the Indiana Court of Appeals to go back, slow down and do it over.
7th Circuit affirms restaurateur’s harboring conviction
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday affirmed an Illinois businessman’s conviction of harboring illegal immigrants in a northern Indiana restaurant he owned along with a nearby house where his workers lived.
Judgment for city on wrongful arrest claim affirmed
An Indianapolis man who claimed he was the victim of wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution may not pursue his federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and the arresting officer, but he may go to state court to sue the neighbor who claimed the man broke into his house and assaulted him.