7th Circuit upholds life sentence for Hoosier man in child sex crimes case
A life sentence has been upheld against an Indiana man convicted of a dozen crimes related to his production and possession of child pornography.
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Ripley Co. teen sentenced to 100 years for killing 2 siblings
A southeastern Indiana teenager has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for the suffocation deaths of his two young siblings months apart in 2017, when he was 13 years old.
Marion man gets 55 years in death of victim found in forest
A northern Indiana man has been sentenced to 55 years for the 2018 slaying of a man who was found beaten to death with a pipe in a state forest.
Justices order for resentencing of drunken driver
A Logansport man who was charged with drunken driving without a license with his three young grandchildren in his vehicle will be resentenced after the Indiana Supreme Court found “multiple irregularities” in his original sentencing.
Ex-ambulance service owner gets probation in fraud case
The former owner of a northwest Indiana ambulance service has avoided prison after pleading guilty in a health care fraud case that cost the government of millions of dollars.
Indianapolis man gets 55 years for killing man found in tub
An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the 2018 fatal shooting of a man whose body was found in a bathtub at the gunman’s home.
7th Circuit affirms enhanced sentencing despite SCOTUS changes to Armed Career Criminal Act
A “violent felon” will not have his enhanced sentence vacated after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals determined he still met the provisions of the Armed Career Criminal Act despite a 2015 Supreme Court order that found part of the statute unconstitutionally vague.
Split COA divided over ‘eligible defendant’ argument in belated sentencing appeal
A split appellate panel has affirmed the denial of a woman’s petition for permission to file a belated notice of appeal of her 30-year sentence, finding she was not an “eligible defendant” because she waived her right to appeal in a plea agreement. But a dissenting judge argued the opposite.
Man gets 110 years for Indianapolis shooting that killed 2
A man has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for the fatal 2019 shootings of two people outside an Indianapolis strip club.
House Courts and Criminal Code Committee to hear sentencing bills
A trio of Republican Indiana House bills will be heard before the Courts and Criminal Code Committee on Monday, including two pieces of legislation focused on sentencing.
Kokomo woman sentenced for drowning grandson in bathtub
A Kokomo woman who police say confessed to drowning her 4-year-old grandson was sentenced Thursday to 65 years.
Man gets 65 years for death of 11-month-old Indiana girl
A man who pleaded guilty to killing an 11-month-old northern Indiana girl whose remains were found buried in a wooded area has been sentenced to the maximum 65-year prison term.
7th Circuit affirms sentence, prompts withdrawal of ineffective counsel claim in pharmacy robbery
An Indianapolis man who at 17 robbed a pharmacy then shot and killed one of his accomplices will have to serve his 19-year sentence after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found the district court was allowed to consider the acquitted charge of murder when calculating the sentence.
Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son
Three white men convicted of murder for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man.
Former Cummins employee sentenced to prison in $4.8M fraud case
A former Cummins Inc. employee has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for stealing more than $4.8 million from his employer over a nine-year period.
Ex-youth pastor gets 20 years after child molesting plea
A former northern Indiana youth pastor was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he molested several boys.
7th Circuit orders district court to resentence fleeing defendant
A Northern Indiana District Court judge who sentenced a defendant to the maximum will have to go back for a do-over after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the prison term because of procedural errors that could not be deemed harmless.
7th Circuit: Indiana man waived right to challenge arrest history at sentencing
An Indiana man convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine will not have his prison time reduced after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opined he waived his right to challenge the consideration of his arrest history at sentencing.
DOJ says inmates on home confinement can stay out of prison
The Justice Department on Tuesday reversed its own legal opinion and said it would allow federal inmates released on home confinement because of the coronavirus pandemic to stay out of prison.
Appellate court allows enhanced sentence to stand
An Indianapolis man who described his offenses as “being in a truck with drugs and a gun” was unable to get his sentence reduced after the Court of Appeals of Indiana rejected his argument that his six-year enhancement for being a habitual offender was an impermissible double enhancement.