The Indiana Court of Appeals held that any error from officers’ recorded comments on McLain’s truthfulness was harmless and affirmed her dealing conviction and advisory sentence.
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a new trial for Jason Hubbell, holding that suppressed evidence pointing to another suspect undermined confidence in his murder conviction.
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a medical-malpractice verdict, finding a photo objection waived and an outside juror contact harmless after the affected juror was removed.
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that a trial court resentencing after a successful direct appeal may consider the defendant’s prison conduct after the original sentence.
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that old ‘worst of the worst’ sentencing cases do not constrain maximum sentences under Indiana’s advisory system.
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a DNA warrant, rejected a mistrial claim, and found circumstantial evidence sufficient to prove breaking in a 2003 cold case.
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a felony-murder conviction, rejecting Batson, causation, abandonment, and Appellate Rule 7(B) challenges.
The Indiana Court of Appeals ordered post-conviction relief because counsel’s failure to support a Criminal Rule 4(B) motion cost the defendant mandatory dismissal.
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that prolonged unsuccessful job searching can materially change the assumptions behind stipulated income used for child support.
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed an adoption without the father’s consent based on his prolonged failure to communicate and found no due-process violation.
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that a probation petition identifying a new criminal case gave adequate notice when that case later produced the conviction used to revoke probation.
The Indiana Court of Appeals preserved its CGL coverage ruling while clarifying that the insurer’s ultimate indemnity duty remains unripe until liability is established.
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that later speedy-trial requests displaced earlier pro se requests and affirmed Hunt’s attempted-obstruction convictions and 35-year sentence.
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that a truck driver’s per-mile compensation was a wage and enforced the bright-line deadline for summary-judgment responses.
On remand, the Indiana Court of Appeals upheld exclusion of inflammatory impeachment and prior-act evidence and reinstated the jury’s defense verdict.