Mother gets 30-year sentence in death of 4-month-old
A 30-year prison sentence has been handed a 21-year-old Muncie woman who pleaded guilty in connection with the death of her infant son.
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Bill would alter plea agreement, sentencing requirements
Judges would no longer be required to advise criminal defendants of the earliest and latest possible release dates under legislation introduced in the Indiana Senate. The legislation also would strike language that shields rejected plea agreements and proceedings from the official court record.
Man can’t seek relief for murder conviction after robbery resentencing
An inmate convicted of murder and attempted robbery cannot be granted habeas relief for the murder conviction because the statute of limitations for that conviction under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act had passed, despite a resentencing on the robbery charge, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decided Tuesday.<
Ex-head of Jared Fogle’s charity seeks sentence review
A man who led former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle's anti-obesity charity wants his sentence for child exploitation and child pornography vacated or modified.
COA: Trial court’s erroneous statement did not change terms of plea agreement
A man convicted of drug-related charges must adhere to the waiver of his right to appeal his sentence as part of his plea deal after the Indiana Court of Appeals found Thursday that the trial court’s erroneous statement did not change the terms of that agreement.
Last of 5 convicted in fatal house explosion is sentenced
A man who was among five people convicted in a deadly Indianapolis house explosion received a three-year prison sentence, with one year suspended Wednesday, becoming the final defendant sentenced for the blast prosecutors said was a plot to claim insurance money.
Conour seeks reconsideration of wire-fraud sentence
Convicted fraudster and former attorney William Conour is arguing that a case decided earlier this year entitles him to an appeal of his entire 10-year sentence for defrauding clients of more than $6.5 million.
Curry reflects on 4 years of Richmond Hill prosecutions
More than four years after an intentional home explosion killed two south-side Indianapolis residents and damaged dozens of nearby houses, Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry said reaching the end of the emotional legal battle is gratifying.
Indiana man among Obama’s granted clemencies nationwide
President Barack Obama has shortened the sentence of an Indiana man convicted of a federal drug crime.
Kidnapping leader from Detroit gets life in prison
A Detroit man has been sentenced in federal court for leading an Indianapolis kidnapping conspiracy.
Indiana judge gives father 40 years in 5-year-old’s death
An Indiana judge has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 40 years in prison for the death of his 5-year-old son who was found bound and beaten.
2 Indiana men sentenced to prison for biodiesels fraud
Two Indiana men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in what federal authorities say was a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving biofuels.
7th Circuit dismisses appeal based on waiver
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a convicted murderer’s appeal arguing that the waiver of his right to appeal should be ignored because his sentence was outside statutory requirements, calling the man’s argument “undesirable” and “nonsensical.”
Trump Justice Dept. could shift drug prosecution policies
An Obama administration Justice Department that emphasized the need to be "smart on crime" is being replaced with a Trump presidency that campaigned on being "tough on crime."
COA denies correction of sentencing order in dismissal
Because the plain language of Indiana Trial Rule 41(B) states that a dismissal operates as an adjudication upon the merits, the Indiana Court of Appeals found there is no need to remand a man’s case to correct his sentencing order as he claimed.
Supreme Court upholds burglar’s sentence, rejects COA assessment of appellate argument
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed Tuesday a burglar’s felony conviction and sentence, but also rejected a harsh Court of Appeals assessment of the his argument appealing his sentence.
7th Circuit upholds drug offender’s conviction, vacates life sentence
A man convicted of multiple drug offenses and sentenced to a life term in prison will soon receive a new sentence after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated it on Tuesday.
Dissenting COA judge seeks to double molester’s sentence
A dissenting Indiana Court of Appeals judge Wednesday said he would use the court’s authority to double the sentence of a man ordered to serve four years in the Indiana Department of Correction for his conviction of two counts of Class C child molesting.
Hoosiers among 102 drug offenders Obama grants clemency
Three Indiana men are among 102 drug offenders whose lengthy federal prison sentences were reduced last week by President Barack Obama.
Crawfordsville man gets 30 years in infant son’s death
A 26-year-old Indiana man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the beating death of his infant son.