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Ind. Courts - "Deputy Allen County prosecutor quits over pot charge"
From a story by Rebecca S. Green in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:A deputy Allen County prosecutor has resigned, about two months after being caught with marijuana at a concert. David B. LeBeau, 41, was issued a ticket for possessing...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 10, 2009 08:43 AM
Ind. Courts - "Madison County courts get money for programs "
Aaron Durham reported Monday in NewsLinks Indiana:Madison County specialty courts received a grant totaling almost $1 million. A specialty court deals with defendants who have a psychological condition or an addiction. The money, provided by federal stimulus dollars, is helping...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 7, 2009 08:59 AM
Ind. Law - It's the Law: "Public urnination a lesser charge than exposure"
Ken Kosky's weekly NWI Times' "It's the Law" column, an excellent and long-running series, today looks at public nudity:When it comes to public nudity, Indiana law addresses those people who intentionally show their naked body to someone and those who...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 10, 2009 09:36 AM
Ind. Law - "It's the Law: Beware of 'sexting'"
Ken Kosky's NWI Times' "It's the Law" column today, June 15th, looks at "sexting." Teenagers who use their cell phones to send sexually suggestive pictures of themselves or receive such pictures from a friend could find themselves facing child pornography...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 15, 2009 08:24 AM
Ind. Courts - Judicial Center's Legislative Update #6; and more about the increase in the automated record keeping fee
[Note: Several readers have expressed to me an interest in how to research legislative history. This is a start. If there is enough interest, I may do more on this.] Here is the Indiana Judicial Center's Legislative Update, current through...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 21, 2009 11:36 AM
Ind. Courts - Merit selection problems for Lake and St. Joseph County Courts
This afternoon Patrick Guinane of the NWI Times is reporting:[Rep. Linda Lawson, D-Hammond] said she doesn't expect to get a hearing for House Bill 1330, which would move four additional Lake County Superior Court judges under the merit selection system...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 10, 2009 03:30 PM
Ind. Courts - "County juvenile court shows off pioneering mental health diversion program"
Vicki Urbanik of the Chesterton Tribune reported yesterday in a long story that begins:Juvenile court officials from throughout Indiana gathered Friday to learn more about a Porter County program aimed at addressing the mental health needs of juvenile offenders instead...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 17, 2008 12:07 PM
Ind. Courts - Diversion programs may come under question [Updated Twice]
The ILB has had a number of entries on court diversion programs. Here, for instance, from an Aug. 28th entry, is a quote from an editorial in the Evansville Courier & Press that begins:There was a time when people who...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 30, 2007 07:21 AM
Ind. Courts - Porter County Circuit Court Judge Mary Harper honored
The Chesterton Tribune reported earlier this week:Porter County Circuit Court Judge Mary Harper has received a statewide award that honors leadership in addressing unmet legal needs of children. The Indiana State Bar Association has selected Harper as this year’s recipient...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 26, 2007 05:52 AM
Ind. Courts - "Lawmakers should look at model diversion programs"
Picking up on their news story yesterday headed "Vanderburgh County diversion program to expand," the Evansville Courier & Press editorializes today:There was a time when people who committed crimes while under the influence of drugs or alcohol would serve their...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 28, 2007 02:32 PM
Ind. Courts - Vanderburgh County diversion program to expand
Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press writes:A program that for four years has provided a sentencing alternative for convicted drug addicts in Vanderburgh County will expand soon to accept impaired drivers. Vanderburgh Superior Court Judge Wayne Trockman and...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 26, 2007 01:08 PM
Ind. Courts - Create state court for commercial truck violations?
Patrick Guinane reports today in the NWI Times:INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana should establish a centralized administrative court to handle traffic infractions issued to commercial truck drivers, a retired Porter County judge told lawmakers investigating a rash of fatal wrecks involving semitrailers....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 15, 2007 03:26 PM
Ind. Courts - More about drug courts
Following up on other recent ILB entries about drug courts, here is an editorial today from the Evansville Courier & Press subtitled "Treatment works." Some quotes:Vanderburgh County's highly successful drug court reinforced again last week the idea that if we...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 14, 2007 07:34 AM
Ind. Courts - "Mooresville Town Judge Susan Leib defeated two challengers Tuesday in the Republican primary"
"Incumbent town judge fends off challenges" is the headline to the brief report by Richard D. Walton in the Indianapolis Star. Some quotes:With all precincts reporting, Leib captured roughly 200 more votes than former town Judge Paul Sterrett and Kele...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 11, 2007 09:51 AM
Ind. Courts - Legislature broadens eligibility for forensic diversion program
A Fort Wayne Journal Gazette editorial Friday began:Most mental health and criminal justice professionals agree it’s important to keep people with mental illness out of the criminal justice system whenever possible. They argue that helping them get into treatment programs...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 5, 2007 07:05 PM
Ind. Decisions - More on: Indiana Supreme Court rules forensic diversion is discretionary
Updating this Jan. 3 ILB entry on the Indiana Supreme Court's decision in Ruble v. State, the Muncie Star-Press has this story today, which has been picked up by a number of other papers. Some quotes:The Indiana Supreme Court has...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 16, 2007 10:23 AM
Ind. Law - More on "Muncie attorney held on drug charge"
Updating this ILB entry from July 8th, the Muncie Star-Press has a story today headed "Lawyer's deal kept under wraps: No trial date for a Muncie attorney has been set on cocaine possession five months after arrest." Some quotes from...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 20, 2006 10:28 AM
Ind. Courts - Audit of East Chicago City Court raises legality of community service in lieu of paying fees
This Indiana state board of accounts (SBOA) audit, filed Oct. 30, 2006, raises this issue re the City Court of East Chicago on page 6:The judge or probation officer will allow defendants to perform community service in lieu of paying...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 2, 2006 01:00 PM
Ind. Courts - Judge embraces new tools; problem-solving alternative courts
"Judge embraces new tools" is the heading to a story today by Joe Gerrety in the Lafayette Journal and Courier. Some quotes:Forensic Diversion is a three-year court program that combines intensive monitoring, frequent drug screens, mental health and drug treatment,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 18, 2006 08:06 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues four rulings today
Chad Henry v. State of Indiana - Chad Henry appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm. Ricky McKenney, Jr. v. State of Indiana - Did the trial court err in ordering McKenney to pay restitution in...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 14, 2006 01:02 PM
Ind. Courts - Deputy prosecutor faces contenpt citation in dispute with Porter County judge
The Munster (NW Indiana) Times reports today, in a story by Bob Kasarda:VALPARAISO | One of the county's deputy prosecutors faces the potential of going to jail in a power struggle between her office and Porter Superior Judge David Chidester....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 22, 2006 11:18 AM
Ind. Decisions - More on today's decision on the requirement to pay for pretrial diversions [Updated]
Shortly before 6 p.m. the Indianapolis Star posted on its website a story by Kevin Corcoran on today's Court of Appeals ruling in Jamie Mueller & Vicki Evans v. State of Indiana. (Scroll down 3 entries or click here for...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 16, 2005 06:44 PM
Ind. Decisions - Requirement to pay for pretrial diversions decided by Court of Appeals today
In Jamie Mueller & Vicki Evans v. State of Indiana, decided today, Judge Barnes writes:Summary. Jamie Mueller and Vickie Evans appeal the trial court’s refusal to require the Marion County Prosecutor (“the Prosecutor”) to permit them to participate in a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 16, 2005 11:13 AM
Ind. Courts - Marion County pretrial diversion program under challenge because of non-waivable fee
"Petty criminals can walk, for a price: Program unfair to poor, public defenders tell court" is the headline to this story this morning in the Indianapolis Star by Kevin Corcoran. Some quotes:f you commit a minor crime like shoplifting in...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 26, 2005 06:37 AM
Ind. Courts - Clark County Council restores judges' money
The Louisville Courier Journal reports today:The Clark County Council, which voted 6-0 Wednesday to withhold a $5,000 annual supplement that it has been paying to four local judges and a magistrate, reversed itself yesterday. The council, which was in its...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 9, 2005 08:27 AM
Indiana Law - Dispute about Marion County diversion program
This story was on the front page of the Indianapolis Star this morning. The headline: "Judge rejects fees for poor defendants: Marion County effort that dismisses cases of first-time offenders is unfair, jurist says." Some quotes (the order of several...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 26, 2004 02:46 PM