The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the order to send a juvenile to prison because the state didn’t present any evidence
to support alleged probation violations to justify the placement modification.
Attorney and Democratic candidate for Gibson County Prosecutor William R. Wallace III was indicted Tuesday on charges of obstruction
of justice, possession of child pornography, patronizing a prostitute, and false informing.
With approval from the U.S. Senate, Marion Superior Judge Tanya Walton Pratt is ready to make a historic move to the state’s
federal court system.
The newest judge for the Southern District of Indiana was sworn in Monday to officially become a U.S. District Judge.
Indiana Supreme Court had posted no opinions at IL deadline.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Paul Morris v.
State of Indiana (NFP)
42A04-0912-CR-724
Criminal. Affirm convictions of Class C felony burglary and Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement.
David Eugene
Ball v. State of Indiana (NFP)
48A02-0909-CR-940
Criminal. Affirms termination of work release.
Lonnie Ray Stone
v. State of Indiana (NFP)
79A02-1001-CR-91
Criminal. Affirms Class C misdemeanor conviction of operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of at least 0.08 but
less than 0.015.
Percy L. Lipscomb, Jr. v. State of Indiana (NFP)
29A05-1002-CR-54
Criminal. Affirms sentence following guilty plea to Class C felony forgery.
Roderick M. Walsh
v. State of Indiana (NFP)
57A03-0911-CR-506
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.
Andres Sanchez
v. State of Indiana (NFP)
20A04-0912-CR-720
Criminal. Affirms convictions of and sentence for three counts of Class A felony child molesting.
Michael Landon
Deneal v. State of Indiana (NFP)
45A03-0912-CR-569
Criminal. Affirms sentence following guilty plea to Class C felony burglary.
Kelly Swegman
v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A04-0912-PC-738
Post conviction. Affirms denial of petition for post-conviction relief.
Brandon Puckett v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-0911-CR-1110
Criminal. Affirms denial of motion to withdraw guilty plea.
Indiana Tax Court had posted no opinions at IL deadline.
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a defendant’s various drug convictions and sentence, finding the police officer
didn’t violate the man’s Fourth Amendment rights by looking in the defendant’s car when trying to serve
a warrant.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Jeffrey D. Boggs v. State of Indiana
40A01-0907-CR-346
Criminal. Affirms convictions of and 40-year sentence for Class B felony attempted dealing in methamphetamine, two counts
of Class C felony possession of a precursor while in possession of a firearm, Class D felony possession of methamphetamine,
Class A misdemeanor possession of marijuana, and finding that Boggs is a habitual offender. The police officer had a legitimate
reason for being on Boggs’ property and didn’t move anything to observe the gas tank inside of Boggs’ car.
The state presented sufficient evidence to prove the identity of the substances found and to support the habitual offender
finding. Remands for the trial court to correct the sentencing order.
The Elkhart County prosecutor who took on Ford Motor Co. in criminal court in Indiana died Monday morning. Michael A. Cosentino
was 74.
Marion Superior Judge Tanya Walton Pratt has just received confirmation from the U.S. Senate, meaning she'll become state's
first African-American federal judge and one of four female jurists on Indiana's federal bench.
The state could be on its way to getting a new federal magistrate in the Southern District of Indiana, the first new magistrate
in more than two decades.
The Supreme Court of the United States won’t take a case from New Albany about the city’s battle to close an adult
book and movie store.
The Indiana Court of Appeals says a ruling by the state justices last year can’t be used to stop juvenile courts from
ordering juveniles to register as sex offenders.
The nation’s highest court won’t take a case from the Indiana Supreme Court, which decided last year that it did
not violate a man’s Sixth Amendment rights for a lab technician who’d processed DNA evidence to not testify at
trial.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Ronald
D. Dean v. Kristine M. Weaver
20A03-1001-MI-9
Civil. Affirms order denying Dean's motion seeking collection of his expert-witness fees from Weaver. The Indiana trial
court which had acquired restrictive jurisdiction pursuant to Indiana Trial Rule 28(E) to conduct ancillary discovery proceedings
lacks the jurisdiction to reopen the cause and hear Dean’s motion on the payment of his fees.
Indiana Supreme Court had posted no opinions at IL deadline.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Ronald
D. Dean v. Kristine M. Weaver
20A03-1001-MI-9
Civil. Affirms order denying Dean's motion seeking collection of his expert-witness fees from Weaver. The Indiana trial
court that had acquired restrictive jurisdiction pursuant to Indiana Trial Rule 28(E) to conduct ancillary discovery proceedings
lacks the jurisdiction to reopen the cause and hear Dean’s motion on the payment of his fees.
Steve
Pigg v. State of Indiana
52A02-0907-CV-666
Civil. Affirms denial of Pigg's motion for delivery of money from a former attorney. Pigg has waived his claim of injury
due to lack of a hearing by failing to request a hearing; but, waiver notwithstanding, Pigg failed to demonstrate any abuse
of discretion by the trial court in holding a trial by affidavit. Concludes from the evidence that attorney Kiefer has proven
that no unearned portions of the retainer paid for Pigg's representation remained upon Kiefer's termination of that
representation.
Diosha L. Lamb v. State of Indiana (NFP)
02A03-0912-CR-591
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A misdemeanor invasion of privacy.
Vickie A. Chaffins v. State of Indiana (NFP)
17A03-1001-CR-98
Criminal. Affirms sentence following guilty plea to Class A felony dealing methamphetamine.
Robert
D. Storey v. State of Indiana (NFP)
20A05-0911-PC-622
Post conviction. Affirms denial of petition for post-conviction relief.
Christopher
Roberts v. State of Indiana (NFP)
34A02-1002-CR-147
Criminal. Affirms sentence following guilty plea to Class D felony theft, Class C felony burglary, and Class D felony possession
of stolen property.
Rick Glascoe v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A04-0911-CR-635
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A misdemeanor battery.
S.H.
v. Review Board of the Indiana Dept. of Workforce Development and D.O. McComb & Sons, Inc. (NFP)
93A02-0912-EX-1191
Civil. Affirms denial of unemployment benefits.
Indiana Tax Court had posted no opinions at IL deadline.
The Indiana Supreme Court denied transfer in four cases June 3. As of today’s Indiana Lawyer daily deadline,
the court had not yet posted transfers since those from the week ending June 4.
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed that an arrestee brought to the hospital by police who was forced to have a catheter
to obtain a urine sample can’t sue the health-care providers under the Medical Malpractice Act. The appellate judges
also ruled the health-care providers weren’t entitled to blanket immunity.
Today’s Opinions
Indiana Supreme Court posted no opinions before IL deadline.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Sam's
East Inc. City of Greenwood Board of Zoning Appeals v. United Energy Corporation Inc. d/b/a Greenwood Sunoco
41A04-0909-CV-545
Civil. Affirms trial court’s reversal of the decision of the City of Greenwood Board of Zoning Appeals to issue a variance
to Sam’s East Inc. to have a gas station near a Sam’s Club location in Greenwood. Since receiving approval for
the gas station in 2005, Sam’s Club had encountered an environmental issue that delayed building plans, and the permit
had expired before Sam’s constructed the gas station. After the permit expired, Sunoco built a gas station on property
adjacent to Sam’s property. Shortly after, an ordinance was adopted that changed whether gas stations could be built
in the area where Sam’s had previously received permission.
Cedar
Mill Homeowners Association Inc. v. Patrick J. Bocian (NFP)
32A05-1001-SC-85
Civil. Affirms small claims court’s denial of Cedar Mill’s request for attorney’s fees.
Gregor
W. King and Delores P. King v. Hamilton Southeastern Utilities Inc. (NFP)
29A05-0909-CV-527
Civil. Affirms amount of damages entered after a jury trial for the valuation of the Kings’ land affected by the acquisition
of a temporary and permanent easement by eminent domain.
K.T.
v. Review Board of the Indiana Dept. of Workforce Development (NFP)
93A02-0912-EX-1266
Civil. Affirms decision of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development Unemployment Insurance Review Board affirming
the decision of the administrative law judge to dismiss K.T.’s appeal as untimely.
J.S.
v. J.M. and M.M. (NFP)
75A03-0911-CV-535
Civil. Affirms trial court’s order granting visitation with J.S. (mother)’s minor daughter C.G.M. to her paternal
grandparents J.M. and M.M..
A.E.
a/k/a A.S v. B.S. (NFP)
80A02-0909-CV-905
Civil. Reverses and remands trial court’s order emancipating A.E. (mother) and B.S. (father)’s 19-year-old son
K.S. Also reverses and remands determination of arrearages on child support; and apportionment of partial arrearage to K.S.
Indiana Tax Court posted no opinions before IL deadline.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Larz
A. Elliott v. Rush Memorial Hospital, et al.
70A01-0911-CV-553
Civil. Affirms dismissal of Larz Elliott’s proposed medical malpractice complaint against Rush Memorial Hospital, Carrie
Tressler, and Dr. Philip Kingma. Elliott had alleged battery and negligence with respect to the forced catheterization to
retrieve a urine sample after a Rush County sheriff’s deputy transported him to Rush Memorial Hospital and represented
a court order at the hospital to retrieve a blood sample and a urine sample. Finds trial court erred in concluding that the
defendants enjoy complete statutory immunity from any civil liability related to his claims of battery and negligence, but
also finds Elliot’s claims fall outside the parameters of the Medical Malpractice Act because he was not a “patient”
of the defendants, and that his catheterization clearly was not for his own medical benefit.
The U.S. Senate plans to vote on a Marion Superior judge’s nomination for the federal bench on Tuesday, according to
a spokesman in Sen. Evan’s Bayh’s office. Senators agreed Thursday to consider the nomination of Marion Superior
Judge Tanya Walton Pratt, whom the president chose in January for the Southern District of Indiana to succeed Judge David
F. Hamilton. Judge Hamilton was elevated to the federal appeals bench late last year.