Thursday, November 20, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on "Third John Doe denied by judge"
Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 28th, Sophia Voravang of the Lafayette Journal & Courier reports today that one of the John Does has dropped his suit:A Lafayette man is no longer challenging an Indiana law that prohibits sex offenders...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, November 20, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Judge tells city of New Albany: Pay the lawyers"
Dick Kaukas reports today in the Louisville Courier-Journal:New Albany has been ordered to pay $300,000 to three lawyers who were hired to represent the city in a lawsuit against Georgetown over sewer fees. Advertisement Special Judge Kenneth Lopp ruled last...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, November 16, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Ind. Courts - Even more on "'Salacious' affidavit results in jail time for client Hinds, attorney Denney"
Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, Doug Masson of Masson's Blog writes to ask:Greetings Marcia, With respect to that contempt order against the Muncie attorney, I don't suppose you have any notion as to how it could be considered...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, November 13, 2008
Ind. Courts - Still more on "'Salacious' affidavit results in jail time for client Hinds, attorney Denney"
Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 8th, here are some quotes from a story by Rick Yencer in the Muncie Star-Press today:Attorney Louis Denney failed on Wednesday to get a judge to reverse a contempt citation that sent Denney and...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, November 13, 2008
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Ind. Courts - More on "'Salacious' affidavit results in jail time for client Hinds, attorney Denney"
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Rick Yencer reports today in the Muncie Star-Press in a story that begins:Special Judge Brian Hutchison has decided not to preside over the conspiracy-to-commit-bribery trial of attorney Michael Alexander. In an order handed down...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, November 08, 2008
Friday, November 07, 2008
Ind. Courts - "'Salacious' affidavit results in jail time for client Hinds, attorney Denney"
Rick Yencer reports today in the Muncie Star-Press in a very long story that begins:MUNCIE -- Local attorney Louis Denney and his client, Jeff Hinds, were found in contempt of court and sentenced to 30 days in jail Thursday by...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 07, 2008
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Ind. Courts - Documents in: "Marion Co. GOP seeks ballot scrutiny" [Corrected]
[Updated and revised at 6:50 PM] Updating this entry from earlier today on the arguments in Circuit Judge Theodore Sosin's courtroom Friday, here is the judge's 10/31/08 ruling in Schoettle, et al v. Marion County Election Bd. Here are the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, November 01, 2008
Ind. Courts - Still more on: "Marion Co. GOP seeks ballot scrutiny"
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star reports today:A Marion County judge ordered Friday that absentee ballots challenged at the polls on Election Day be set aside for review by bipartisan teams later in the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, November 01, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Decision in the Lake County early voting case
Updating this entry from yesterday, updated here, there are additional stories today. John Byrne of the Gary Post-Tribune reports:HAMMOND -- Early voting will continue in Gary, Hammond and East Chicago, but the hotly debated issue now is headed for the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on: Decision in the Lake County early voting case
Updating the ILB entry from early this afternoon, Bill Dolan of the NWI Times now has a report on the ruling that beings:HAMMOND | Early voting satellite centers in Gary, Hammond and East Chicago will remain open following a Wednesday...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Decision in the Lake County early voting case
Here is the 23-page opinion of Special Judge Diane Kavadias Schneider, in the Lake County early voting case, Curley v. Lake County Election Board, issued late this morning. The ruling concludes:Intervenors' and Steelworkers Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction is GRANTED....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Lake Superior Court Judge Calvin Hawkins late today ruled that the early voting in Lake County's northern cities - Gary, Hammond and East Chicago - should continue"
Updating this entry from earlier this afternoon (one of several today), John Byrne reports on the Gary Post-Tribune in a story posted late today that begins:Lake Superior Court Judge Calvin Hawkins late today ruled that the early voting in Lake...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Ind. Courts - Update on: Judge Arredondo orders early voting locations to open [Updated]
Updating the reports from this morning, Josh Kalven of Progress Illinois reports:The dispute over early voting in Lake County, IN came to a head this morning, as Lake County Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Arredondo ordered in-person absentee voting centers in...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Ind. Courts - Judge Arredondo orders early voting locations to open
Updating this ILB entry from early this morning about the dueling county courts, the first one convened this morning. From a report by Bill Dolan of the NWI Times:CROWN POINT | Lake Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Arredondo on Tuesday morning...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Lake judge earns top grade from state group"
Marisa Kwiatkowski of the NWI Times reports today:MERRILLVILLE | Lake County Criminal Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. was named judge of the year by the Indiana Correctional Association. Stefaniak is scheduled to receive his award Wednesday during the association's 75th...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Ind. Courts - More on: "Group calls for merit selection of Lake County judges"
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 2nd, Patrick Guinane of the NWI Times reports today:INDIANAPOLIS | An envoy of Lake County officials told a legislative panel Friday that depoliticizing the selection of four county judges would facilitate cost-cutting the General...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, October 04, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Ind. Courts - "New Albany attorney sentenced to year in prison for sexual battery" [Updated]
Matt Thacker of the New Albany News & Tribune reports in a lengthy story that begins:A New Albany attorney was sentenced to one year in prison after a Harrison County judge threw out his plea agreement and accused him of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, September 25, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Judge bars man from city offices"
Jeff Parrott of the South Bend Tribune has an interesting story today that begins:A judge has barred a man from most city of South Bend municipal offices for at least three years, ruling that he repeatedly frightened employees and kept...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, September 11, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on: Terre Haute paper loses $1.5 million defamation suit
Updating this ILB entry from July 25th, the Tribune-Star reports today under the headline "Tribune-Star launches appeal of libel verdict," that:The Tribune-Star has asked the judge who presided over the libel trial against the paper to set aside the $1.5...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, August 28, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Sentenced to four years for burglary to steal urine"
Friday's Chesterton Tribune reports in a story that begins:A Valparaiso resident was sentenced to six years after pleading guilty to a charge of burglary in connection with his forced entry in August 2007 of the Porter County PACT office to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 23, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Bloomington doctor fined for tossing patient records in open trash bin
From the AP:A physician who dumped more than a dozen boxes filled with patients' sensitive medical records in the trash has been fined $1,250 by state officials. Dr. J.B. O'Donnell agreed to the fines and promised to post information about...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Ind. Courts - More on: "Case in jeopardy because of typos"
Updating this ILB entry from July 19th, Kevin Lilly of the Logansport Pharos-Tribune reported on July 23rd, under the headline "Judge says typo didn’t harm case":A judge ruled this week that multiple clerical mistakes did not prejudice the defendant’s rights...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Terre Haute paper loses $1.5 million defamation suit
Sue Loughlin of the Tribune-Star reports the story today. Some quotes:TERRE HAUTE — A Sullivan County jury awarded a Clay County law-enforcement officer $1.5 million in damages Thursday after ruling he was defamed by stories published in the Tribune-Star. The...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 25, 2008
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Ind. Gov't. - More on: Indianapolis Public Schools asks court to rule on vote
Updating this ILB entry from June 13th, Andy Gammill of the Indianapolis Star reports today: "2 get OK to take seats on IPS board: Judge says voters' will should stand; big vote on construction expected today."A Marion County judge cleared...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Ind. Courts - More on "Media barred from Lay custody trial"
The Evansville Courier & Press has a lengthy editorial today on the Court of Appeals grant of a motion for a temporary stay, filed by Amanda Brooks Lay's attorney, barring the media from attending court proceedings related to the custody...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 15, 2008
Friday, June 06, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on "ACLU to appeal loss in BMV case"
This April 25th ILB entry quoted from an Indianapolis Star story reporting that "ACLU of Indiana will appeal a court ruling that allows the state to revoke driver's licenses if information on them doesn't match Social Security records." This afternoon...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 06, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: State loses auto-dialer case in trial court
Updating this ILB entry from May 9th, Tracy Warner of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has this item today:State Democratic and Republican leaders have found an issue on which they agree – state law should not prohibit computerized calls from...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Friday, May 09, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on: State loses auto-dialer case in trial court
Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 15, 2008, the ILB has received a press release from attiorney James Bopp, Jr. that begins:Today, the Indiana Democratic Party and the Indiana Republican Party asked the Indiana Supreme Court to allow them to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, May 09, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Even more on: Jeffersonville bans sex offenders from parks
Updating this ILB entry from April 3rd, Ben Zion Hershberg of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:Jeffersonville City Court Judge Ken Pierce rejected a man's request for an exemption from the city's ban on sex offenders using city parks yesterday,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 25, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "ACLU to appeal loss in BMV case"
A story today in the Indianapolis Star via the AP reports:The ACLU of Indiana will appeal a court ruling that allows the state to revoke driver's licenses if information on them doesn't match Social Security records. Marion Superior Court Judge...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 25, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on: "Judge: 'God' plates OK without fee"
Niki Kelly's story in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette this morning adds:The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed suit last April on behalf of Fort Wayne resident Mark E. Studler. The lawsuit alleged that the BMV gave preferential treatment...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, April 18, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Judge: 'God' plates OK without fee"
That is the headline to this story by the Indianapolis Star's Jon Murray, posted on the Star site late this afternoon:A Marion Superior Court judge has ruled that Hoosier motorists can purchase "In God We Trust" license plates without paying...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 17, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Jeffersonville will ask the Indiana Supreme Court this week to immediately review the city's annexation of the Oak Park Conservancy"
Ben Zion Hershberg of the Louisville Courier Journal, writes in a lengthy story today:Larry Wilder, the lawyer for Jeffersonville, said he expects to file the request with the Supreme Court by midweek and the city hopes to avoid a lengthy...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, April 14, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Ind. Courts - Zionsville schools health fee would become voluntary under settlement
Robert Annis of the Indianapolis Star reports today:A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana over a controversial fee charged by Zionsville Community Schools may be settled by the end of the week. Wayne Uhl, the school...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 20, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on "Judge upholds Plainfield sex offender ban"
Updating this ILB entry from March18th, Bruce C. Smith of the Indianapolis Star reports today in a story that begins:Plainfield has won the latest round in its three-year legal battle to ban convicted sex offenders from town parks. But the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 20, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Intoxicated defendant's trial postponed"
Sophia Voravong reports today in the Lafayette Journal and Courier:A Lafayette man was arrested and ordered held without bond after allegedly showing up intoxicated for the first day of his criminal jury trial. James M. Coble, 55, is charged with...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Judge upholds Plainfield sex offender ban"
Bruce C. Smith reports in the Indianapolis Star:PLAINFIELD -- In the latest court ruling in a long-running lawsuit, a Marion County man listed on the state's sex offender registry is still banned from Plainfield's town parks. In a five-page opinion,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Ind. Courts - Even more on "Revised law in play on Wilkes sentence"
Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 28th, Kate Braser of the Evansville C&P reported Friday:Attorneys representing death row inmate Daniel Ray Wilkes plan to appeal his death sentence to a higher court after a Vanderburgh County judge Thursday declined to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 15, 2008
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Several interesting evidence issues in recent trial court decision
Stan Maddux of the South Bend Tribune reports:LAPORTE — Matching up a severed foot with the leg of its owner helped prosecutors land a conviction in a double drunk-driving fatality near Michigan City. Benjamin Pomeroy, 28, of LaPorte was found...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, March 09, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Shelbyville 4th Ward frustrations mount"
An interesting report in the Shelbyville News, reported by Ron Hamilton, includes this:"I don't understand why Republican city council candidate Tamara Sullivan didn't give up her seat to Democrat candidate Val Phares after Judge Charles O'Connor issued a court order...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, March 09, 2008
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Decision to void ordinance could stop ethanol plant"
Anita Munson of the South Bend Tribune reports today in a story that begins:Judge Michael Cook's ruling that Argos' rezoning ordinance is unconstitutional and void has many residents wondering if the decision is the death knell for a proposed ethanol...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 08, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Ind. Decisions - "Third John Doe denied by judge"
So reads the headline to this story today by Lafayette Journal and Courier reporter Sophia Voravang. Some quotes:A convicted sex offender from Lafayette who challenged Indiana's residency restriction will not be able to return home because he has no rights...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on: A convicted sex offender in White County is challenging new state law
On Aug. 4, 2007, Sophia Voravong of the Lafayette Journal Courier reported:MONTICELLO -- A convicted sex offender in White County is challenging a new state law that is forcing him to move from the home he chose so his children...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Ind. Decisions - Updating: Do the changes to the sex offender law mean longtime homeowners must move?
Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 18, 2007 on the three cases pending in Tippecanoe County, Sophia Vorovong of the Lafayette Journal Courier reports today:Two Tippecanoe County judges ruled Tuesday that the safety of the community's children trumps objections raised...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Ind. Decisions - State loses auto-dialer case in trial court
From a press release today by Attorney General Steve Carter:Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter will appeal a ruling issued this week in Harrison Circuit Court that dismisses a lawsuit to enforce Indiana’s Automated Dialing Law against American Family Voices (AFV)....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, February 15, 2008
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Ind. Decisions - More on: "Judge in Behrman case rejects bid for new trial"
Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 14, 2007, the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:Arguments are set for next month in the appeal of a man convicted of murdering Jill Behrman, a 19-year-old Indiana University student. The three-member Indiana Appeals Court...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Ind. Courts - Decision in: Wrongful death trial in Ball State student's 2003 shooting
Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 23th, Seth Slabaugh reports today in the Muncie Star-Press:INDIANAPOLIS -- A former Ball State University police officer was found not liable Monday for the 2003 shooting death of a lost, unarmed, drunken student who...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Lawyer guilty of attack on woman in wheelchair"
James D. Wolf Jr. of the Gary Post-Tribune reports, in a story that begins:VALPARAISO -- A jury of six people found former attorney, Lake County prosecutor and Hebron Councilman Michael Haughee guilty of sexual battery, criminal confinement and interference with...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 27, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Ind. Courts - Still more on "Revised law in play on Wilkes sentence"
Updating ILB entries from Jan. 25th and from Jan. 20th, Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today in a story headlined "Wilkes sentence sets up test case for 2002 death penalty change":Vanderburgh Circuit Court Judge Carl Heldt's...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, January 26, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Ind. Courts - More on "Revised law in play on Wilkes sentence"
Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:More than 20 years ago, another Vanderburgh Circuit Court judge was in a position similar to the one Judge Carl Heldt faces today, when he will decide what punishment to render...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, January 25, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Ind. Courts - More on: Wrongful death trial in Ball State student's 2003 shooting
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Seth Slaubaugh of the Muncie Star-Press today covers yesterday's opening arguments in McKinney vs. Duplain, the wrongful-death lawsuit begin conducted in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Revised law in play on Wilkes sentence"
Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:Vanderburgh Circuit Court Judge Carl Heldt will decide this week whether Daniel Ray Wilkes will be put to death for the murders of an Evansville mother and her two young daughters....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 20, 2008
Monday, December 24, 2007
Ind. Decisions - New election called in Rome City
Mitch Harper of Fort Wayne Observed as an interesting entry today that begins:Sometimes an election recount results in a winner different than the one announced on election night. (Note the Muncie mayoral election.) More rarely does a new election get...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, December 24, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: Judge rules in Terre Haute mayoral Hatch Act challenge [Updated]
Updating this ILB entry from earlier this afternoon, here is Judge David R. Bolk's 14-page opinion in Kevin D. Burke v. Duke Bennett (Dec. 21, 2007). [Updated 12/22/07] Austin Arceo of the Terre Haute Trib-Star reports on the ruling today:Though...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 21, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Judge rules in Terre Haute mayoral Hatch Act challenge
Austin Arceo reports today in the Terre Haute Trib-Star that:A local judge this morning ruled that Mayor-elect Duke Bennett is eligible to take office Jan. 1. Judge David Bolk, of Vigo County Superior Court Div. 3, ruled in Bennett's favor...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 21, 2007
Ind. Courts - "A Hamilton County judge on Thursday threw out a plea agreement made with an Indiana National Guard sergeant" [Updated]
James A. Gillaspy reports in today's Indianapolis Star. The story begins:A Hamilton County judge on Thursday threw out a plea agreement made with an Indiana National Guard sergeant after learning three of his alleged victims thought the deal was too...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 21, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Still more on "Ruling supports Carmel annexation"
Updating this ILB entry from June 30th, John Tuohy of the Indianapolis Star reported yesterday afternoon:A Hamilton County judge ruled today that Fishers could pursue the annexation of 2,200 Geist homes. "Fishers has the exclusive jurisdiction to proceed to an...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, December 15, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Ex-Colts QB Trudeau, wife to pay $5,000 fine in teen party case"
Robert Annis reports today in the Indianapolis Star:Former Colts quarterback Jack Trudeau avoided a prosecutor’s blitz and a possible criminal conviction Friday by striking a deal. Trudeau and his wife each will pay a $2,500 fine. As part of the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, December 15, 2007
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Marion County juvenile court orders release of the juvenile court file and the much larger DCS case file in TaJanay Bailey case
Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star reports today:About 1,500 pages from the state Department of Child Services case file on TaJanay Bailey are expected to be released this morning by Marion County juvenile court. The records could shed more light...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, December 06, 2007
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: Retired Grant Circuit Judge Thomas Hunt wins pay suit
Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, here is a copy of the order of John W. Forcum, Special Judge, Grant Superior Court I, in the case of Thomas R. Hunt v. Mike Scott, et al. Many thanks to the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Retired Grant Circuit Judge Thomas Hunt wins pay suit [Updated]
Mishele Wright reports today in the Marion Chronicle-Tribune:Former judge Thomas Hunt has won a lawsuit against Grant County in which he asked for back pay to make up for what he said was an illegal reduction in salary. According to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Ind. Courts - More on "Admissibility of electronic evidence -- is it "authentic"?
On Nov. 16, 2007 the Lafayette Journal & Courier published a story headlined "Transcript leads to man's conviction," written by Sophia Voravong, that reported:For nearly two hours Wednesday, a Tippecanoe County jury listened to a sordid exchange between a 24-year-old...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Pabey wins latest round in casino cash bout"
Patrick Guinane reports today in the NWI Times, in a story that begins:INDIANAPOLIS | East Chicago Mayor George Pabey's administration scored a tremendous -- but perhaps temporary -- victory Monday in a long-simmering legal feud with three Pastrick-era groups that...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Big-time attorneys argue adult plaza case"
Oral arguments took place Friday before a panel of the COA (Chief Judge Baker, Judges May and Crone) in the case of Plaza Group Properties v. Spencer County Plan Commission. The ILB has had quite a number of entries on...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, November 03, 2007
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Ind. Courts - Defendant's sentence includes watching his electronic gambling machines being destroyed
Sophia Voravong reports today in the Lafayette Courier & Press:A Lafayette businessman watched Friday afternoon as 38 gambling machines seized from his former all-ages nightclub in May 2004 were crushed and destroyed. That was part of the punishment handed down...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, October 27, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Judge denies motion to restrict jukebox incident from murder case"
From the Oct. 4 Lebanon Daily Sun, this story, reported by Matt Hendrix, on a trial court ruling:Judge Rebecca McClure has ruled that the music a murder suspect allegedly listened to in the hours leading up to his wife's death...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: Trial court ruling could void IMPD arrests
Updating this ILB entry from August 8th, where the ILB quoted from an Indianapolis Star story that began:A Marion Superior Court judge ruled today that a woman's arrest on drunken driving charges was illegal because the police officer had not...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Ind. Courts - Jefferson Circuit Court judge insists on complaints being filed before approving IDEM agreed order
Peggy Vlerebome reports in The Madison Courier, under the heading "IDEM suit against city merely a technicality," that the Indiana Department of Environment has entered into agreed orders with cities throughout the state whereby the municipalities agree to embark on...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Ind. Decisions - John Myers, convicted of killing IU student Jill Behrman, files appeal
Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 14, 2007, headed "Judge in Behrman case rejects bid for new trial", the Bedford Times-Mail reports today, in a story by Laura Lane:[Defense attorney Patrick] Baker filed the appeal Sept. 21 after being granted...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, September 30, 2007
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Clark County judge publicly discusses Knight case for first time"
Larry Thomas of the Clark County News and Tribune reports this afternoon that: "Nearly seven years after then-IU President Myles Brand fired basketball coach Bob Knight, a judge involved in one of the lawsuits related to Knight’s dismissal publicly discussed...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Husband appealing disparate sentence
Shawn McGrath of the Anderson Herald Bulletin reported late Thursday, Aug. 16th, in a story that begins:Everything should be equal between a husband and wife — including their individual prison terms for engaging in sex acts with teenage boys, according...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 18, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: "DNR permit for Cedar Creek invalid"
Updating this ILB entry from August 14th, thanks to a reader, here is a copy of Allen Circuit Judge Thomas Felts' one-page, April 8th opinion....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 17, 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Do the changes to the sex offender law mean longtime homeowners must move?
Updating a long list of earlier ILB entries on this issue, Sophia Voravong of the Lafayette Journal and Courier reports today that the trial court yesterday denied John Doe's request for a priliminary injuction:The Indiana Court of Appeals could now...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "DNR permit for Cedar Creek invalid"
Angela Mapes of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today: Environmental activists hope a recent Allen County court decision will improve the way the Department of Natural Resources issues permits. Allen Circuit Judge Thomas Felts ruled last week that the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Trial court upholds primary vote where candidate died but remained on ballot
Austin Arceo of the Terre Haute Tribune-Star reports:Former Terre Haute City Council candidate Dan “Buford” Lockard has lost another key battle he hoped would spawn him a spot in November’s general election. A judge late last week ruled against Lockard...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Ind. Courts - Prospective juror's outburst during voir dire leads to mistrial
Dionne Waugh reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: An Allen Superior Court judge declared a mistrial for an accused murderer Tuesday after a potential juror blurted out that the man had robbed her relative seven years ago. Antwain...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Ind. Courts - "Special judge to be assigned to child support case"
Kate Braser has a story in today's Evansville Courier & Press that begins:A child support case in which an ex-wife claimed unfairness in the judicial system will be assigned to a special judge. Suzanne Hebert Hamilton's attorney, Mary Lee Schiff,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Trial court issues a gag order in a lawsuit settlement involving Michigan City
According to this story in the Michigan City News-Dispatch:A judge issued a gag order in a lawsuit settlement between Michigan City, its police department and supervisors and a girl who says she was molested by a former officer. Circuit Court...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 26, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Franklin County Commissioner wins in holdover case, now wants attorney fees
A story from last week in the Brookville American-Democrat relates that Don Vonder Meulen:... a Democrat, won the Second District election against Republican incumbent Lou Linkel in the 2006 election. However, Linkel’s was a holdover office, apparently the only commissioner...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 26, 2007
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: Demoted Terre Haute firefighters receive $71K
Updating this ILB entry from July 17th, about the trial court ruling last week following the April 27th Supreme Court decision in the case of Naugle v. Beech Grove Schools, where, to quote from the Terre Haute Tribune-Star story last...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, July 22, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Judge OKs split of congregation: Huntington St. Peter's splinters over gay rights"
That was the headline to this story today by Rosa Salter Rodriguez in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Some quotes: Members of a downtown Huntington congregation who voted to leave the United Church of Christ denomination in 2005 over its...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, July 21, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Demoted Terre Haute firefighters receive $71K
Austin Arceo of the Terre Haute Trib-Star writes today about Terre Haute firefighter Mitchell Hunt:The Sgt. 1st Class with the Army National Guard, who as of July 12 was serving in Iraq, is one of four firefighters who received part...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Ind. Courts - DOJ files discrimination suit against city [Updated]
A brief article by Eunice Trotter this afternoon on the Indianapolis Star website reports that:The U.S. Justice Department has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the City of Indianapolis alleging several Indianapolis police officers were discriminated against on the basis of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 12, 2007
Ind. Courts - Judge rules Lafayette heart surgeons's lawsuit can proceed
Joe Gerrety of the Lafayette Journal & Courier reports today in a story that begins:A heart surgeon who was shut out of Lafayette's hospitals after St. Elizabeth Regional Health entered an exclusive contract with another group of surgeons can proceed...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 12, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Ind. Courts - "Coach was 'just flirting,' defense says"
Andy Grimm of the Gary Post Tribune has a story today that begins:HAMMOND -- Defense attorneys for Matthew Hensley say the 24-year-old Valparaiso resident was engaged in nothing more than flirting in cyberspace when he allegedly tried to set up...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Rulings in the Spencer County adult business case now available
The ILB has had a number of entries on the Spencer County adult business dispute. The first entry, from Jan. 16, 2006, was headed "Adult business dispute draws top lawyers to fight in Spencer." See the entire list here. On...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 05, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Ind. Courts - Federal trial involving what constitutes illegal speech on the Internet goes to jury today
Joe Carlson of the NWI Times has been covering an interesting trial in federal court this week - here is a complete list of stories. The trial, in U.S. District Court in Hammond, involves "Vikram Buddhi, an Indian national who...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 28, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Tippecanoe Court upholds ordinance banning smoking
Joe Gerrety of the Lafayette Journal & Courier reports:West Lafayette's workplace smoking ban will go into effect on Sunday. Judge Thomas Busch of Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 on Wednesday granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of the city...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 28, 2007
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Ind. Courts - Trial is recorded in its entirety by television camera, for the first time in Indiana
Indianapolis WTHR reports:Indianapolis - "State vs. Paul Fox." Judge Patricia Gifford called the case shortly after 9:30 Friday morning. She would sit in judgment of Paul Fox, a 50-year-old Indianapolis man accused of five felony counts for a confrontation with...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 23, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on ruling in: Spencer County adult business ordered to close
Apparently it was never ordered to close. As the AP reported yesterday, Spencer Circuit Judge Wayne Roell has "fined the owners of a southern Indiana adult bookstore and lounge $30,000 for violating a county ordinance limiting the operation of a...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 21, 2007
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Ruling in: Spencer County adult business ordered to close
This ILB entry from May 22nd quoted Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press as reporting:A judge is deciding whether owners of an adult business in Spencer County will be forced to pay thousands of dollars in fines for...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Dairy forbidden to handle manure"
Some quotes from Rebecca S. Green's story today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, headlined "Dairy forbidden to handle manure: Judge orders DeGroot to hire third party."Owners of a Huntington County dairy will need to find someone else to deal...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 16, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Ind. Courts - Changes go into effect July 1 for sexually violent predator law; sentencing law study
Kara Lopp of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a long story today on issues posed by the statute. Some quotes:Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull labeled her first sexually violent predator in March, but she had to deviate a...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 10, 2007
Friday, June 08, 2007
Ind. Courts - Still more on: French Lick casino disputes continue to be aired in Orange Circuit Court
Updating this entry from yesterday, June 7th, Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:INDIANAPOLIS -- With approval yesterday by gambling regulators, the family of billionaire Bill Cook will take full control of the French Lick Casino Resort,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 08, 2007
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Ind. Courts - More on: French Lick casino disputes continue to be aired in Orange Circuit Court
In this ILB entry from Jan. 10, 2007, a quote from the Bedford Times-Mail begins:PAOLI — Lawyers outnumbered spectators Tuesday during a daylong Orange Circuit Court hearing further delving into the bitter dispute between the partners that developed the French...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 07, 2007
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Judge Nation has ruled against Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino
The AP has now picked up the story of last Tuesday's ruling by Judge Nation's ruling against in Lost River Dev. v. Robert L. Lauth, Jr. See the ILB entry from last Friday here. Today's AP story begins:NOBLESVILLE – A...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 03, 2007
Friday, June 01, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: Judge Nation has ruled in favor of Merit Management in a lawsuit filed against Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino
The ILB has now received a copy of Judge Nation's opinion in the case discussed this afternoon (see earlier ILB entry here or simply scroll down two). Here is the 5-page opinion in Lost River Dev. v. Robert L. Lauth,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 01, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Hamilton County Superior Court Judge Nation has ruled in favor of Merit Management in a lawsuit filed against Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino over a joint venture involving the development of the French Lick Resort Casino
Inside Indiana Business is reporting this afternoon:A judge in Hamilton County Superior Court has ruled in favor of Merit Management in a lawsuit filed against Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino over a joint venture involving the development of the French...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 01, 2007
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "New Albany man gets 20 years in prison, again"
Jennifer Rigg of the New Albany News-Tribune reports today:NEW ALBANY — A New Albany man again was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday after his initial 20-year sentence for shooting and killing a Jeffersonville man was overturned by the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 26, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Update on: Spencer County adult business ordered to close
As reported in this ILB entry from May 19th, a contempt of court hearing was scheduled for yesterday, Monday, in Spencer Circuit Court. Today Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports:A judge is deciding whether owners of an...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Still more on: Spencer County adult business ordered to close
This ILB entry from May 5th began by quoting the Evansville Courier & Press:After more than a year of a court battle between Spencer County and an adult entertainment business the county wanted to shut down, Spencer County Circuit Court...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 19, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Environment - More on: IDEM revokes approvals for confined feeding operation in Huntington County; writ sought
This ILB entry from May 4th quotes from a Fort Wayne Journal Gazette story that:Officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management have revoked the permit for a rural Huntington County dairy accused of fouling local waterways. The 1,400-cow DeGroot...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, May 10, 2007
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: Spencer County adult business ordered to close
On March 13, 2007, Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reported: "After more than a year of a court battle between Spencer County and an adult entertainment business the county wanted to shut down, Spencer County Circuit Court...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 05, 2007
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Tippecanoe judge rules homeless man must register as sex offender
Joe Gerrety reports in the Lafayette Journal & Courier today:A Tippecanoe County judge has rejected a convicted child molester's claim that he should not be required to register as a sex offender. Judge Don Daniel of Tippecanoe Circuit Court has...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, May 03, 2007
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Ind. Courts - Cows running at large case ends in mistrial in Franklin County Circuit Court
Jill Winchester of the Brookville American-Democrat reports on a mistrial in a cows wandering at large case. Some quotes:On Monday, April 23, one of three cases pending against Lawrence Wollyung, 78, of West College Corner, commenced at 8:30 a.m. A...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Judge Young denies challenge to Indiana's lethal-injection procedures [Updated]
Jon Murray reports in the Indianapolis Star this evening:A U.S. District Court judge late this afternoon ruled against a Death Row inmate's request for an injunction delaying his execution as he sues to challenge Indiana's lethal injection procedures. Judge Richard...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Ind. Courts - 86 underage drinkers arrested during Purdue Grand Prix festivities accept court consequences
Joe Gerrety of the Lafayette Journal & Courier writes today:Dozens of people arrested during Purdue Grand Prix festivities earlier this month made initial court appearances Monday in Tippecanoe Superior Court 6. Chief deputy prosecutor Kristen McVey said 86 people arrested...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Ind. Courts - "Indy man is angry that '05 order for his release was wrongly put in storage"
Tim Evans of the Indianapolis Star reports today:An Indianapolis man wrongly imprisoned 11 years for a rape he didn't commit was cleared but languished in prison for two more years because of a paperwork mistake. Harold Buntin, 38, walked out...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Fort Wayne lawyer gets 4 years on DWI
Dionne Waugh reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:A judge sentenced a local attorney Monday to four years in prison for driving drunk and injuring a motorcyclist. Douglas O. Beerbower, 56, of the 4200 block of Winding Way Drive,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: Porter Judge Alexa rules on Soliday residency dispute
Vicki Urbanik has a long story today in the Chesterton Tribune on the Soliday hearing yesterday. It begins with the clearest description I've seen on Judge Alexa's ruling:With less than two weeks left in this year’s session of the Indiana...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Porter Judge Alexa rules on Soliday residency dispute
Bob Kasarda of the NWI Times reports today:VALPARAISO | The challenge to the residency of state Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso, was thrown out of court Tuesday morning. Porter Superior Judge Bill Alexa cited the separation of government powers when ruling...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: Pike County judge rules marriage invalid and denies motion to dismiss criminal charges against woman
Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 29, 2007, where the Princeton Daily Clarion reported:PETERSBURG-A Pike County judge decided last week that the marriage between Misty Davis and triple murder suspect, Nicholas Harbison is not valid, according to the ruling released...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 12, 2007
Ind. Courts - Charges against CASA theft case defendant dismissed because of speedy trial denial
Kara Lopp reports today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, in a story that begins:Criminal charges against the former director of an Albion-based children’s court advocacy group have been dismissed because she did not go on trial fast enough. Special...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, April 12, 2007
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Marion County Court rules FSSA "guidelines" never properly adopted
"Treatment options lag for brain injuries" is the headline of a story by Tim Evans in today's Indianapolis Star about the lack of availability of brain rehabilitation programs to many Indiana residents. During the course of the story, a recent...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Ind. Courts - "Judge to limit relatives of victims, defendants at sentencing hearings"
The Muncie StarPress reports today, in a story by Nick Werner:MUNCIE -- A Delaware County judge has instituted a new rule restricting how many people can witness criminal sentencing hearings in his courtroom after a hearing this week that ended...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 24, 2007
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Ind. Courts - Woman continues to disrupt hearing
Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:A Vanderburgh Circuit Court magistrate will try for a third time today to advise a woman of the charges she faces after allegedly trespassing into her child's classroom. Sarah Essett of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Spencer County adult business ordered to close
Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:After more than a year of a court battle between Spencer County and an adult entertainment business the county wanted to shut down, Spencer County Circuit Court Judge Wayne Roell ruled...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Ind. Courts - "Judge orders police, media records preserved"
Ruthann Robinson of the NWI Times reports today:CROWN POINT | A Lake County judge granted a defense motion for a speedy trial and for media to preserve information from a news conference announcing an arrest in the 16-year-old slaying of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Judge in Behrman case rejects bid for new trial"
The AP is reporting today:MARTINSVILLE, Ind. -- Juror misbehavior during the murder trial of a man accused of killing Indiana University student Jill Behrman doesn't warrant a new trial, a judge ruled yesterday. Morgan Superior Court Judge Christopher Burnham denied...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Judge declares mistrial when juror brings newspaper into jury room
Not only a newspaper, but a paper with a photo of the defendant on the front page, according to this story by Ruthann Robinson in today's NWI Times. It begins:CROWN POINT | Before hearing a word of opening statements in...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Ind. Courts - "Judge tosses lawsuit over school finances" [Updated]
The AP is reporting:A judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday that accused Indiana of violating its constitution by failing to provide enough money for all children to have a fair chance to learn. Marion Superior Court Judge Cale Bradford said the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Monday, January 29, 2007
Ind. Decisions - Pike County judge rules marriage invalid and denies motion to dismiss criminal charges against woman
A story by Katie Harp in the Princeton Daily Clarion reports:PETERSBURG-A Pike County judge decided last week that the marriage between Misty Davis and triple murder suspect, Nicholas Harbison is not valid, according to the ruling released Friday, and he...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, January 29, 2007
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "State appeals twin girls' adoption by N.J. man"
"State appeals twin girls' adoption by N.J. man: At issue is whether infants born to surrogate were 'hard to place'" is the headline to a lengthy, featured story by Kevin Corcoran on the front-page of this Sunday's Indianapolis Star. It...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, January 21, 2007
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Former police chief to appeal judge's ruling"
A story today in the NWI Times by Vanessa Renderman begins:ST. JOHN | A former St. John Police Chief will appeal a judge's decision that St. John and its Police Commission had the authority to remove him from his job...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, January 18, 2007
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Ind. Courts - French Lick casino disputes continue to be aired in Orange Circuit Court
Laural Lane reports in the Bedford Time-Mail:PAOLI — Lawyers outnumbered spectators Tuesday during a daylong Orange Circuit Court hearing further delving into the bitter dispute between the partners that developed the French Lick Springs Resort Casino. Orange Circuit Judge Larry...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Ind. Decisions - More on: "Judge gives RiverPlace green light: Ruling doesn't address issue of project's effect on White River"
The ILB has now obtained a copy of Marion Superior Court Judge Michael D. Keele's 8-page ruling in Hoosier Environmental Council v. Ind. Dept. of Natural Resources and Centre Properties, first discussed in this ILB entry from Dec. 23rd. Access...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Monday, December 25, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Fort Wayne paper’s request to ID day-care center denied
From a report by Diane Waugh in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:A judge ruled Thursday that the Fort Wayne-Allen County Health Department does not have to identify a child-care center where a child tested positive for E. coli bacteria last...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, December 25, 2006
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Judge gives RiverPlace green light: Ruling doesn't address issue of project's effect on White River"
"Judge gives RiverPlace green light: Ruling doesn't address issue of project's effect on White River" is the headline to a story today by Bruce C. Smith in the Indianapolis Star. Some quotes:A Marion County judge has upheld a state-issued permit...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, December 23, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Environment - Another Mallard Lake decision
The Anderson Herald Bulletin has a report today by Justin Schneider:A ruling by Michael D. Keele, a judge in Marion Superior Court Environmental Division, has returned a landfill permit to J.M. Corp. This week, Keele agreed that environmental law Judge...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Ind. Decisions - More on: Appeals court to hear Lawrence utilities case
This Feb. 15, 2006 ILB entry is headed "Appeals court to hear Lawrence utilities case," (it might have been headed "privatization gone bad") and includes links to the Nov. 2, 2005 trial court ruling by Judge Dreyer, along with other...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Judge takes himself off case, asks for review"
Ruth Ann Krause of the Gary Post Tribune writes:Lake Superior Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. recused himself from a case Tuesday involving a Hammond woman serving a three-year probation who recently was charged with theft and forgery. Stefaniak also took...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Friday, December 01, 2006
Ind. Courts - Juror dismissed in Vigo County case
The Indianapolis Star posts the version of this story syndicated by the AP this morning under the entertaining headline "Chatty juror removed in murder trial." From the story by Deb McKee of the Terre Haute Trib-Star:An alternate juror was dismissed...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, December 01, 2006
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Questions of Jury Behavior in Myers Murder Trial"
"Questions of Jury Behavior in Myers Murder Trial" is the headline to this story by Karen Hensel of WISH-TV that begins:There are startling revelations about one of the state's most high profile murder trials. I-Team 8 has learned about allegations...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Monday, November 27, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Gun makers appeal Hoosier's ruling" - a link to the opinion
Finally, the ILB has located a source for Lake County Judge Robert A. Pete's opinion in the Gary gun case, City of Gary v. Smith & Wesson, last referenced this morning in this ILB posting. I just received a note...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, November 27, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Gun makers appeal Hoosier's ruling"
No surprise here. The Indianapolis Star reports today, in a story by Karen Eschbacher, that "Gun makers appeal Hoosier's ruling.", that:Gun makers are appealing an Indiana judge's first-of-its-kind ruling that a federal law shielding gun manufacturers from lawsuits is unconstitutional....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, November 27, 2006
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Stolen Dinner Costs Mother Thanksgiving Behind Bars"
Here is a story that, it turns out, has appeared (without the ILB spotting it) in various forms in a number of papers (see Google results) before becoming a feature, along with large photo, in the Nov. 24th issue of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, November 25, 2006
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Ind. Decisions - More on "Gary's gun lawsuit dodges a bullet"
The ILB had a lengthy entry on Oct. 30th on Lake Superior Court Judge Robert A. Pete's Oct. 24th ruling denying, according to the Gary Post Tribune, "gun makers' request to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Gary seven years ago...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Friday, November 10, 2006
Ind. Courts - Grant Circuit Court Judge R. Thomas Hunt sues over cut pay
Thanks to the Marion Chronicle Tribune for comprehensive coverage today of a suit filed by Grant Circuit Court Judge R. Thomas Hunt. The story includes a link to the 6-page complaint itself - "Complaint for declaratory judgment and mandate to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 10, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Judge hints molest suspect faking need for interpreter"
Dionne Waugh of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports today:An Allen Superior Court judge accused a Somali defendant of playing games Thursday when he said he didn’t understand a court hearing to delay his case. “When I came in I...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, November 10, 2006
Monday, November 06, 2006
Ind. Courts - More on: St. Joseph County Prosecutor Michael Dvorak sued opponent Greg Kauffman on Friday
Updating this story from Friday, the AP is reporting this morning, in a story headlined "Judge tosses candidates ad lawsuit":SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A judge rejected the St. Joseph County prosecutor's request that he stop a political ad the prosecutor...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, November 06, 2006
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Ind. Decisions - More on the Behrman case verdict
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 30th, the Indianapolis Star today has a story by Tim Evans headlined "Building a case, clue by clue: Dogged detective found evidence against Behrman's killer." It begins:Despite nearly five years of police work and...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, November 05, 2006
Monday, October 30, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Gary's gun lawsuit dodges a bullet"
"Gary's gun lawsuit dodges a bullet: Lawsuit is one of three remaining nationwide" was the headline Saturday, Oct. 28, to a comprehensive story in the Gary Post-Tribune by Andy Grimm reporting on a ruling by Lake Superior Court Civil Division...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, October 30, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Verdict in Behrman case
Dick Kaukas reports in the Louisville Courier-Journal this evening:MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — It took jurors less than an hour Monday to decide that the man charged with the murder of Jill Behrman was guilty. The verdict was announced at 6:25 p.m....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, October 30, 2006
Friday, October 13, 2006
Ind. Decisions - More on: "Ruling paves way for Danville asphalt plant"
Updating yesterday's entry, Josh Duke of the Indianapolis Star reports today:Hendricks County leaders will respond Tuesday to a judge's ruling that reversed the county's denial of an asphalt plant near Danville. Rieth-Riley Construction scored a major victory last month when...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, October 13, 2006
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Ruling paves way for Danville asphalt plant"
Josh Duke has a brief report in the Indianapolis Star this afternoon of a ruling earlier this week by Judge Matthew Kincaid. Some quotes from the Star:Matthew Kincaid, a special judge from Boone County, has thrown out a May 2005...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, October 12, 2006
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Judge rules prosecutor's review of client-lawyer calls was OK"
An AP story headlined "Judge rules prosecutor's review of client-lawyer calls was OK" appears in at least two papers today. Some quotes:LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. -- A judge has ruled that a prosecutor did not engage in misconduct when he listened to...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Monday, September 25, 2006
Ind. Courts - Judge Ridlen rules in Leo Burns' ballot battle for Cass County Circuit Court Judge
Joe Ulery reports via Mix 102 out of Logansport:Cass County Circuit Court Judge Julian Ridlen has issued a permanent injunction that translates into Democrat Leo Burns' name being placed onto the fall election ballot. Burns is running for Circuit Court...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, September 25, 2006
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Ind. Courts - More on: "Man on trial in Clark for 1980 rapes"
Updating Tuesday's ILB entry, today Dick Kaukas of the Louisville Courier Journal reports:After six hours of deliberations, a Clark County jury yesterday convicted an Evansville man of rape and deviate criminal conduct in a case that dated to December 1980....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, August 31, 2006
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Ind. Courts - $18 million Marion County jury verdict against local law firm
The Indianapolis Star reports today, in a story by Jeff Swiatek:More than 8,000 Hoosiers stiffed by their health plan could share in an $18 million malpractice judgment made Monday against the Indianapolis law firm that represented the plan. The verdict,...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Deju vu? "IU trustees do not have reveal details of Knight's firing "
The AP is reporting this afternoon:BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Two Indiana University trustees who investigated Bob Knight were acting as attorneys and do not have to reveal details that led to the firing of the former basketball coach, a judge...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Man on trial in Clark for 1980 rapes"
The ILB in July and August posted several entries (most recent here) on a third (which ended in a hung jury), and possible fourth, trial in the South Bend Osco triple murder from 1990. Today, the Louisville Courier Journal has...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Judge denies TV station's request for witness lists in Behrman case"
"Judge denies TV station's request for witness lists in Behrman case" is the headline to an AP story published this morning the Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — A judge yesterday denied a television station's request for lists of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, August 26, 2006
Friday, August 18, 2006
Ind. Courts - More on: "Bad idea: Flipping off the judge" [Updated]
Updating this ILB entry from Wednesday, the Munster (NW Indiana) Times' Bob Kasarda reports today:VALPARAISO | Matters went from bad to worse Thursday for Jonathan Wilson, the San Pierre man hauled off to jail this week after flipping a judge...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, August 18, 2006
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Bad idea: Flipping off the judge"
Bob Kasarda reports today in the Munster (NW Indiana) Times:VALPARAISO | Jonathan Wilson faced no more than a fine Tuesday after failing to convince Porter Superior Judge David Chidester to throw out a speeding ticket. That is until Wilson reacted...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Jury hears both sides of fatal shooting"
In a story today in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Joe Gerrety's report begins:Michael J. Kelnhofer was defending himself and his home when he fatally shot Jamie L. Gallivan through his front door last year, Kelnhofer's attorney argued Tuesday. A...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Friday, July 28, 2006
Ind. Courts - Yet more on: Judge seals records in French Lick casino dispute without hearing
Yesterday the ILB posted a reminder that Orange County Circuit Judge Larry Blanton's hearing on the sealed casino lawsuits is scheduled for Monday, July 31. In a Louisville Courier Journal story just posted (12:12 p.m.) online, reporter Grace Schneider, who...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 28, 2006
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Ind. Courts - More on: Judge seals records in French Lick casino dispute without hearing
A reminder - Orange County Circuit Judge Larry Blanton's hearing on the sealed casino lawsuits is scheduled for July 31. For background, start with this ILB entry from June 23rd....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 27, 2006
Friday, July 21, 2006
Ind. Courts - More on: Indiana Judge’s Wide Disclosure Order Could Tie Up Litigation Firm
Earlier this morning the ILB quoted from a NY Times story referencing a ruling yesterday by "Judge Kim Van Valer Shilts in Superior Court". Of course, as the NYT apparently is unaware that there is more than one superior court...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 21, 2006
Ind. Courts - Indiana Judge’s Wide Disclosure Order Could Tie Up Litigation Firm
This story today from the NY Times:Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman, an embattled class-action law firm that has been accused of paying people to serve as plaintiffs, may be required to turn over all its financial records since 1998 under...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, July 21, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Ind. Courts - More on: South Bend Osco Triple Murder Trial
Updating this ILB entry from July 10th, today the AP reports, in a story headlined "Second hung jury for man accused of killing 3 in South Bend":NEW CASTLE, Ind. - The trial of former South Bend drug store manager accused...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, July 20, 2006
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Jury convicts woman in meth ingredient trial"
Bryan Corbin of the Evansville Courier& Press writes today:A Princeton, Ind., woman has been convicted in one of the first jury trials for purchasing too much of the active ingredient for methamphetamine, a prosecutor said. A Gibson County jury deliberated...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Friday, June 23, 2006
Ind. Courts - Still more details on: Judge seals records in French Lick casino dispute without hearing
Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:INDIANAPOLIS -- A legal feud between the partners in the Orange County casino project apparently has expanded with the filing of a second suit. A subsidiary of Indianapolis-based Lauth Property Group...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 23, 2006
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Ind. Courts - More details on: Judge seals records in French Lick casino dispute without hearing
WKYT 27 Kentucky Television has this report. Some quotes:PAOLI, Ind. -- The details of a dispute over the new Orange County casino remain secret as an Indianapolis real estate developer has countersued its partner in the $300 million project. A...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, June 22, 2006
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Casino court records should not be sealed"
From the Bloomington Herald-Times editorial today, titled "Casino court records should not be sealed: Legislature has established that such documents are public, and case has not been made otherwise":The decision by Orange Circuit Judge Larry Blanton to seal the court...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Ind. Courts - Still more on: Judge seals records in French Lick casino dispute without hearing [Updated]
This is the third ILB entry of the day about the Orange County judge placing an entire lawsuit under seal, so that reporters had difficulty even in finding out a suit had been filed. Grace Schneider of the Louisville Courier...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Ind. Courts - More on: Judge seals records in French Lick casino dispute without hearing
Supplementing the Grace Schneider report earlier today in the Louisville Courier Journal about a judge in Orange County summarily sealing all the records in a French Lick casino dispute, which I quoted in this ILB entry, the ILB has been...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Ind. Courts - Judge seals records in French Lick casino dispute without hearing
Grace Schneider of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:The two companies that joined forces to build Indiana's 11th casino -- under construction in French Lick -- are embroiled in a lawsuit that has been sealed by a judge in Orange...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Ind. Decisions - State high court takes Clark County dispute
"State high court takes Clark dispute: Decision expedites probation-fees case" is the headline to this story today by Alex Davis in the Louisville Courier Journal. It begins:A sometimes-bitter power struggle between the Clark County Council and the county's four elected...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Here is the Supreme Court's briefing schedule for the toll road case.
Here is the briefing schedule issued by the Supreme Court last evening (6/5/06) in the toll road suit, Bonney v. Indiana Finance Authority. The Supreme Court concludes that transfer pursuant to Appellate Rule 56(A) is appropriate, grants transfer, and assumes...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Monday, June 05, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Former priest named in new abuse suit" [Updated]
Related to the ILB entry Saturday headed "Ind. Decisions - 'Lawsuit against church dismissed: Statute of limitations expired, judge rules;' General Assembly partially blamed," is this story this afternoon by Robert King of the Indianapolis Star, reporting:A ninth lawsuit against...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 05, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Group files official notice it will appeal toll road ruling
"Group files official notice it will appeal toll road ruling" is the headline to this story this afternoon by the AP's Tom Coyne. Some quotes:SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Opponents of the state's plan to lease the Indiana Toll Road...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Monday, June 05, 2006
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Toll Road ruling should be feared, not praised"
"Toll Road ruling should be feared, not praised" is the headline the Indianapolis Star has given to this letter from Thomas Heller of Columbus, published in today's Star. Some quotes:Judge Scopelitis' ruling that opponents of the Toll Road lease must...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, June 04, 2006
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Lawsuit against church dismissed : Statute of limitations expired, judge rules "; General Assembly partially blamed
The Louisville Courier Journal reports today, in a story by Dick Kaukas:A judge dismissed a lawsuit yesterday filed by 23 people who said they were sexually abused by a former Jeffersonville priest, ruling that it was filed too late. Clark...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, June 03, 2006
Friday, June 02, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Former Sullivan County attorney found guilty of stealing
The Greene County Daily World reports today:A former Sullivan County attorney charged with stealing more than $349,000 from a client's trust fund - with ties to a Linton couple - plead guilty Thursday to a single Class C felony theft...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, June 02, 2006
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Ind. Law - More on: Cases from Indiana and Kentucky of citizens suing to recoup gambling losses
Updating yesterday's ILB entry about the two pending lawsuits -- today there is only one. "Cherry Master bettor loses courtroom gamble" is the headline to this story by Kara Hull in today's Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Some quotes:ALBION – A...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Toll road ruling to be appealed
Tom Coyne of the AP reports this evening:SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- A group seeking to block the state from leasing the Indiana Toll Road to a foreign company plans to appeal a judge's ruling that it must post a...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Ind. Decisions - More on toll road ruling
Other than the AP's Tom Coyne's reports on the South Bend trial, the only other Indiana report I've seen on the outcome of the suit is this story in the Indianapolis Star by Staci Hupp. Odd, given the importance of...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, May 27, 2006
Friday, May 26, 2006
Ind. Decisions - More on: Plaintiffs in toll road suit must post $1.9 billion bond
The AP reporter Tom Coyne's story today about the toll road decision has been recast yet again, possibiliy attributable, at least in part, to the length of the opinion - 83 pages - and the time required to digest it...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, May 26, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Plaintiffs in toll road suit must post $1.9 billion bond
Tom Coyne of the AP reports:SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- The plan to lease the Indiana Toll Road to foreign investors cleared a major roadblock Friday. A judge ruled that a legal challenge of the state's plan to lease the...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, May 26, 2006
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Ind. Decisions - For the second time in less than a year, a judge on Wednesday blocked the city's attempt to swallow a neighbor [Updated]
"Strike two for Carmel: For the second time in less than a year, a judge on Wednesday blocked the city's attempt to swallow a neighbor." is the lead to this lengthy story by Lesley Rogers Barrett in today's Indianapolis Star....Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, May 25, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "Behrman trial will stay in Morgan Co."
Sarah Core of the Indiana Daily Student reports:A Morgan County judge has denied a request in the Behrman case for a change of venue, leaving the Sept. 18 trial in the county where IU student Jill Behrman's body was found...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, May 25, 2006
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Yet more on: High school student prevails in suit against Kokomo mayor in public access issue
"Kokomo must pay in records case" is the headline to an AP story posted on the Indianapolis Star website. Sme quotes:KOKOMO, Ind. -- Fighting a teenager's public records request will cost the city more than $11,000 in attorneys fees. Howard...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Ind. Decisions - "State will take most of couple's $2 million verdict"
"State will take most of couple's $2 million verdict" is the headline to an AP story posted this morning on the Indianapolis Star site. Some quotes:VALPARAISO, Ind. -- A couple whose home exploded following a natural gas buildup will receive...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Fenced deer hunting: "Court says lawsuit must run course"
Although the DNR has now given "final approval to a rule that bans deer hunting in high-fenced operations," as reported by the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette as quoted in this March 22nd ILB entry, a court case continued, as reported...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Ind. Courts - More on: Deputy prosecutor faces contempt citation in dispute with Porter County judge
Updating yesterday's ILB entry on a dispute in Porter County Superior Court over pretrial diversion providers, Bob Kasarda of the Munster (NW Indiana) Times reports today:VALPARAISO | It looks as though the county prosecutor's office and Porter Superior Judge David...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 23, 2006
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Cardiologists post appeal bond to resume practice during appeal
"Cardiologists post appeal bond to resume practice during appeal" is the headline to a story by Bryan Crobin in today's Evansville Courier& Press. Some quotes:Two local cardiologists are posting a combined $900,000 as an appeal bond so they can resume...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Ind. Courts - Judge threatens taping defendant's mouth with duct tape
"Judge may invoke literal 'gag rule'" is the headline to a story today in the Evansville Courier& Press by Mark Wilson. Some quotes:A defendant's tirade in a Warrick County courtroom Friday prompted the judge to warn that his mouth may...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 18, 2006
Ind. Courts - Delaware County Judge criticizes plea agreements
"Judge criticizes plea agreements" is the headline to a story by Nick Werne in the Muncie Star-Press. Some quotes:A Delaware County judge questioned whether preliminary plea agreements are too lenient in the cases of a husband and wife who fired...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Saturday, March 18, 2006
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Steuben County Circuit Court Judge Allen Wheat recuses himself
WLKI Angola is reporting this afternoon:Steuben County Circuit Court Judge Allen Wheat has recused himself from further court proceedings concerning the proposed formation of a Hamilton Lake Millpond Conservancy District. The judge filed the motion last Wednesday because his wife...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 16, 2006
Ind. Courts - "Fenced deer hunt case back in court "
"Fenced deer hunt case back in court: Corydon man says operation is legal" is the headline to a story by Grace Schneider in today's Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:Indiana legislators wrestled unsuccessfully this session over whether to legalize or impose...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 16, 2006
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Law - "Jury is still out on expert witnesses"
"Jury is still out on expert witnesses" is the headline to a long and comprehensive article today by Andrew Wolfson of the Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:Expert witnesses have been the objects of derision since at least 1897, when a...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Sunday, March 12, 2006
Friday, March 10, 2006
Ind. Law - More on sealing of Jill Behrman's death report
Updating this ILB entry from March 2nd is an AP report today published in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette and headlined "Judge withholds autopsy on IU coed." Some quotes:MARTINSVILLE – A judge has denied a newspaper’s request to release autopsy...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Friday, March 10, 2006
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Judge tosses out evidence involving use of GPS
Mark Wilson of the Evansville Courier& Press reports today:A Warrick County judge has thrown out evidence against the man police nicknamed the "Backdoor Burglar" because Evansville police failed to tell a judge they used global positioning satellites to track their...Posted by Marcia Oddi on Thursday, March 09, 2006