Man charged with killing woman wants rape charge dismissed
Attorneys for a southern Indiana man accused of killing his former girlfriend and eating parts of her body have asked that a rape charge against him be dropped.
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COA finds victim credible, affirms rape, theft convictions
After entering a Marion County family’s home with a gun, raping the mother and robbing the family of valuable possessions, the man convicted in the case cannot have his multiple convictions overturned after the Indiana Court of Appeals decided Wednesday that the mother’s testimony was not incredibly dubious.
Posey County man’s convictions for rape, confinement of woman affirmed
The past drug use of the woman who was held against her will for nearly two months and repeatedly raped was not relevant to the criminal trial of the man who abducted her, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Friday.
Trial delayed for southern Indiana man accused of killing woman
The trial of a southern Indiana man accused of killing his former girlfriend and eating some of her internal organs has been pushed back to June 2017.
Trial delayed for Spencer man in girl’s abduction, killing
The trial of a southern Indiana man accused of abducting and killing a 1-year-old girl has been delayed.
COA reduces rapist’s sentence by 10 years
Although an offender was successful in asserting the trial court erred in merging his sentences and applying an enhancement, he failed to respond to the state’s arguments for remedy which provided just a 10-year reduction to his 90-year aggregate sentence.
Judges uphold teen’s 40-year sentence for brutal attack on homeowner
A Grant County teen who participated in the rape of a homeowner during his burglary of her home deserves the 40-year sentence imposed in adult court, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Friday.
COA upholds charges in robbery, assault case
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a man’s robbery, intimidation, rape, sexual assault and other convictions stemming from an October 2013 break-in after it found his convictions did not violate the single larceny and continuous crime doctrines.
DNA result shielded from rape trial jury
A man convicted of rape wasn’t permitted at his trial to introduce DNA evidence collected from the victim when she sought medical attention. The DNA was from another man who also was at the party attended by several other people who testified the crime took place.
Judge seals records in case of 1-year-old’s murder
A judge in Spencer presiding over the case of a man accused of abducting and killing a 1-year-old girl has ordered certain records sealed.
Murder charge filed against man in Indiana toddler’s death
An Indiana man drank whiskey with the uncle of a 1-year-old girl and then waited until the family fell asleep before abducting, raping and killing the toddler, prosecutors said Monday in court documents.
COA trims man’s robbery, sex offense sentence from 248 to 218 years
An Indianapolis man who was one of five accomplices who robbed a house and sexually assaulted victims inside during a two-hour rampage will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars, but the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday he had been subjected to double jeopardy and trimmed 30 years off his sentence.
Authorities: Man arrested in 1990 attempted rape dies
Authorities say a man who was arrested last month in a 1990 attempted rape case in central Indiana has died after leading law enforcement on a chase.
Justices agree: No mistrial because of juror’s Facebook friend
The Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to a case to affirm the Court of Appeals decision denying a mistrial for a man who argued a juror’s being “friends” with the victim’s relative on Facebook required the mistrial.
DNA evidence properly excluded in rape trial
A trial court was correct in not allowing evidence in a rape trial that DNA of an unknown male was collected from the victim two days after the incident, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed.
Legislative panel endorses denying rapists parental rights
Some Indiana legislators are backing a change in state law aimed at denying parental rights to rapists if the assault results in a pregnancy.
State performed due diligence charging man in 25-year-old attack
In a matter of first impression, the Indiana Court of Appeals held that state employees met the due diligence requirement of I.C. 35-41-4-2 regarding the statute of limitations in charging a man in 2013 for an attack on a 10-year-old girl in 1988.
Supreme Court affirms death sentence for Floyd County man
Finding the trial court did not err or abuse its discretion during the selection of jurors for the murder trial of William Clyde Gibson II, the Indiana Supreme Court affirmed his death penalty sentence.
Juror’s Facebook link to victim’s family no cause for rape mistrial
A trial court properly denied a convicted rapist’s bid for a mistrial because a juror failed to disclose she was a Facebook friend with a relative of the victim, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
Conviction affirmed despite Spanish jury waiver form omissions
A Spanish-speaking litigant failed to persuade an appeals court Monday that omissions on a jury trial waiver form merit reversal of his rape conviction.