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Courts - Kentucky Supreme Court won't suspend sex offender ruling
The AP is reporting:FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Kentucky Supreme Court on Monday denied the state's request to suspend its recent ruling which loosened restrictions on where convicted sex offenders may live. Attorney General Jack Conway last week asked the state's...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 2, 2009 06:29 PM
Ind. Decisions - "Two Lafayette sex offenders told they can go home"
Sophia Voravong reports today in the Lafayette Journal Courier:For more than two years, Robert Rawles' bedtime routine meant leaving his Lafayette home and driving roughly three miles to sleep at Devon Plaza. A three-time convicted child molester, Rawles was prohibited...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 14, 2009 06:06 AM
Ind. Decisions - "Indiana Supreme Court asked for clarity on local sex offender restrictions"
"Ruling in Plainfield's case considered key for Indiana communities with similar rules" was the headline to a story Sept. 25, 2008 quoted in this ILB entry. The Sept. 24th Court of Appeals opinion was in the case of John Doe...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 19, 2009 08:21 AM
Ind. Decisions - "Sex offender ID law misapplied, higher court says"
David Michael Harris v. State, a 9-page, NFP opinion issued yesterday by the COA, is the subject of a story today by Sophia Voravang in the Lafayette Journal Courier. Voravong also wrote a story Wednesday on the Supreme Court's July...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 10, 2009 09:22 AM
Ind. Decisions - "Ex-sex offender hopeful after residency ruling"
The Supreme Court decision July 1 in the case of State of Indiana v. Anthony W. Pollard (ILB summary here) is the subject of a story today by Sophia Voravong of the Lafayette Journal Courier. Some quotes:Two summers ago, nearly...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 8, 2009 07:04 AM
Ind. Decisions - "Court limits sex offender residency law"
Charles Wilson of the AP reports today on the Supreme Court decision June 30th in the case of State of Indiana v. Anthony W. Pollard. (See the ILB summary of the decision in this July 1st entry..) From today's story:Convicted...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 4, 2009 06:08 PM
Ind. Decisions - Supreme court posts one from yesterday and one for today
State of Indiana v. Anthony W. Pollard is the opinion I wrote up here yesterday, although it hadn't been posted, and in fact still wasn't until this afternoon. In this 12-page opinion, Justice Rucker writes:The question presented is whether a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 1, 2009 02:24 PM
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court rules in sex offender case
I've received this report:The following case has been granted transfer with opinion: State v. Anthony Pollard -- 05A02-0707-CR-640 -- 6/30/09 -- Transfer granted with opinionNo opinion has been posted however. Pollard was the case where the COA "declared unconstitutional a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 30, 2009 06:38 PM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 10 NFP)
For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (1): In LeWayne Hilbert v. Deborah S. Hilbert (NFP), a 15-page opinion, Judge Najam writes:LeWayne Hilbert (“Husband”) appeals from the dissolution court’s final decree dissolving his marriage to Deborah Hilbert (“Wife”)....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 8, 2008 12:49 PM
Ind. Decisions - More on "Court limits sex offender residency law"
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, May 14th, on the Court of Appeals decision in the case of State of Indiana v. Anthony Pollard, Sophia Vorovong of the Lafayette Journal & Courier, who has reported extensively on this issue, writes...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 15, 2008 12:46 PM
Ind. Decisions - "Court limits sex offender residency law"
The Court of Appeals decision yesterday in the case of State of Indiana v. Anthony Pollard is the subject of several stories today. (See ILB entry here - 3rd case.) Jeff Parrott reports in the South Bend Tribune:The Indiana Court...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 14, 2008 10:00 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 12 NFP)
For publication opinions today (3): In Gary Tapely II v. State of Indiana , a 5-page opinion, Judge May writes:Gary Tapely II was convicted of Class D felony possession of two or more precursors with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 13, 2008 12:26 PM
Ind. Law - "Should sex offenders' wrongs cost them their civil rights?" [Updated]
The Court of Appeals heard oral arguments March 31st in the case of State of Indiana vs. Anthony Pollard. Here is the case summary. Today Laura Lane of the Bloomington Herald-Times takes a comprehensive look at this case and the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 16, 2008 03:33 PM
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week
Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court: None scheduled This week's oral arguments before the Court of Appeals This Monday, March 31st: 12:30 PM - State of Indiana vs. Anthony Pollard...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 31, 2008 09:23 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 10 NFP)
For publication opinions today (2): Robert S. Beineke and Joan S. Beineke v. Chemical Waste Management of Indiana, LLC is a statute of limitations case - which one is applicable?This case revolves entirely upon resolution of which statute of limitations...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 15, 2007 01:07 PM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 3 today (and 14 NFP)
For publication opinions today (3): In In the Paternity of J.A.P., a 17-page opinion, Judge Riley writes:Appellant-Petitioner, J.A.P., by next friend, Sheila Puckett (Puckett), appeals the trial court’s Order Determining Paternity and directing Appellee-Respondent, Daniel Jones (Jones), to pay child...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 17, 2006 10:40 AM
Ind. Gov't. - Issues about politically balanced boards
The Indianapolis Star's Behind Closed Doors column last Sunday commented: State law requires the Indiana Board of Education to be both geographically and politically diverse. No more than six of the 11 members can be from the same political party....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 18, 2005 01:05 PM
Ind. Law - Town of Greenville looks at zoning changes; historic Ernie Pyle home in Dana is demolished
Ben Zion Hershberg writes today in the Louisville Courier Journal, in a story headlined "Greenville plans to safeguard its rural heritage," that:In response to rapid growth in northwestern Floyd County, the town of Greenville is developing a planning and zoning...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 29, 2005 08:13 AM