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── Michael Johnson v. Huntington Heights Association, Inc. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00927 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 01, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur On August 28, 2024, the Huntington Heights Association, Inc. (“Huntington”) filed a Complaint to Foreclose Lien relating to property commonly known …
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── Jasinto Carter v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00667 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 09, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur At approximately 3:30 a.m. on December 13, 2021, police responded to a report of a crash with a possible ejected person on …
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── Lyn J Brown v. Melissa Brown ── Case No.: 24A-DC-03125 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 09, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur Husband and Melissa L. Brown (“Wife”) were married in 2005 and have three children. Husband is an attorney and worked extensively in …
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── Julio C. Rios v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02848 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 12, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur Rios and his wife, Lissy, lived in Elkhart, Indiana until 2014 when Rios moved to Texas. While living in Elkhart, the …
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── MJP Enterprises, LLC, et al. v. First Merchants Bank ── Case No.: 25A-CT-01758 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur On July 12, 2023, Plaintiffs filed a complaint against First Merchants alleging that MPJ, Indiana Flooring, and Michael held …
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── Mark N. Winchester v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01570 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Fountain Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur On the morning of December 27, 2024, Becky Keller was driving on Main Street near the Devon Theater in Attica, Indiana, …
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── Michael Brandon Morelock v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01508 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Dismissed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur On November 1, 2022, the State charged Morelock under cause number 48C062211-F3-3129 (“Cause No. 3129”) with multiple counts. In May 2024, …
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── Taylor Mitchell Fischer v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00494 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 16, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur Fischer and Kaytlen Dossett had one child together, C.F., born in September 2022. They lived together in a …
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── William Dycus v. Lidiya Dycus ── Case No.: 25A-DC-01666 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 22, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur Husband and Wife were married on June 20, 2020, and have one child together. On September 25, 2023, Wife filed a …
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── Shane Emery Ehr v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01153 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Adams Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur In September 2024, Ehr lived in a camper parked on his parents’ property. The camper “was right behind [his parents’] house, …
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── Steven Daniel Shoup v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00475 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Scheele concur On February 11, 2022, Fishers Police Officer Kevin Matt was patrolling 96th Street, which is “the border road between Hamilton and …
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── State of Indiana v. Penny Lane, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-DC-02328 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 12, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Boone Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur On February 20, 2019, the Marion Superior Court entered a Decree of Dissolution of Marriage between Michael G. Lane (“Father”) …
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Neutral
── Justin L Turner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01408 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 16, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Remanded and Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur On March 30, 2023, Stephen Flynn traveled to an address, which was the address of a vacant house, to …
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Neutral
── Thomas Bradley Parkes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01351 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 20, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur On February 14, 2024, Parkes and his wife L.P. were at their home engaging in “BDSM” activities. 1 Transcript Volume III …
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── David Guerriero v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PC-01172 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 20, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur The relevant facts as discussed in Guerriero’s direct appeal follow: Guerriero and Michael Hill (“Hill”) met in 1995 as cadets at West …
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Neutral
── Samuel Carlos Edwards v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01259 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur On December 27, 2022, Edwards shot and killed his partner, Ieshia Jefferson, while their five children, ages one to six years …
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Neutral
── Greg Moore v. Thompson Homes, Inc. ── Case No.: 25A-CC-01904 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Warrick Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur In 2017, Thompson filed a complaint. 1 In 2019, Thompson filed a Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint. On January 2, …
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Neutral
── Shane J. Landrum v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02130 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 26, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur On July 9, 2023, Landrum was on a phone call with his wife during which he threatened to kill her sister, …
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Neutral
── Victor Gonzalez v. Indiana Finance Financial Corp. ── Case No.: 25A-SC-01846 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 26, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur On June 30, 2020, Indiana Finance filed a Notice of Claim in the Small Claims Court of Wayne Township of Marion County. 1 On August …
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Neutral
── Joe E Gray v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02080 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur On July 26, 2022, Fort Wayne Police Officers initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle with expired plates. The officers discovered …
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Neutral
── Supervised Estate: Christopher D. Webster v. Fred William Webster, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-ES-02788 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 29, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Daviess Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur On September 10, 2019, Beverly Kay Webster (“Beverly”) executed a Last Will and Testament (“Beverly’s Will”) in …
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Neutral
── CHINS: M P v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-02112 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur On March 10, 2025, the Department of Child Services (“DCS”) filed a petition alleging Child, born in January 2009, is a CHINS after …
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Neutral
── Ronald Shewmaker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PC-00682 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur The relevant facts as discussed in Shewmaker’s direct appeal follow: Shewmaker first met Lisa McQuirt at a strip or dance club, and …
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Neutral
── Devin Powell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00447 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur On June 30, 2022, Powell requested a ride through Lyft and was connected with driver Anthony Garland. Garland drove to Powell’s location …
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Neutral
── Dalynda Hyatt v. Charles Hyatt ── Case No.: 25A-DN-02076 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Pike Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur Wife and Charles Hyatt (“Husband”) were married in January 2017. On October 5, 2023, Husband filed a petition for dissolution of marriage. On …
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── Commitment of A D ── Case No.: 25A-MH-03292 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 03, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Robb concur A.D. is an eighteen-year-old female who was admitted to Community Fairbanks Behavioral Health (“Community”) on December 7, 2025. A.D.’s mother brought her in for …
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── Lake Ridge School Corporation, et al. v. Eric Holcomb, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-00423 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 09, 2022 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Indiana Code sections 20-26-7-1 and 20-26-7.1-4 (collectively, “the Statutes”), provide that within ten days of taking official …
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Neutral
── Candace K Hobbs v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00096 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 16, 2022 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Vermillion County Category: Criminal Decision: Dismissed Judge Bradford and Judge Pyle concur The parties entered into a written plea agreement under which Hobbs would plead guilty to Level 4 felony possession of …
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Neutral
── Jill M. McDonald v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01339 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 18, 2022 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur In 1997, McDonald was convicted of indecent assault and battery of a person under the age of fourteen in Massachusetts. As …
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Neutral
── JEFFERY THOMAS MAXWELL v. SHIRLEY SUE MAXWELL ── Case No.: 22A-DR-00559 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 18, 2022 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hancock Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur This is Husband’s third appeal arising from the November 2017 dissolution of his marriage to Shirley Maxwell (“Wife”). …
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── Courtney Elizabeth Crabtree v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02752 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 01, 2022 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone concurs. Judge Tavitas concurs in result Officer Logan Westerfield of the Plainfield Police Department was patrolling the parking lot of a local hotel in a …
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Neutral
── Edward D. Jackson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00568 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 05, 2022 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur The State also alleged that Jackson is a habitual offender. The brothers were tried together in a single jury trial. Before …
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Neutral
── Kristi Marie Dye v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01058 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 09, 2022 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur In October 2019, Dye’s biological daughter, Kyra Kester,1 and Kester’s boyfriend, Dustin Sprague, moved into a home in Noble County. After …
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Neutral
── J. Trinidad Ramirez, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01143 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 19, 2022 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur On the night of April 9, 2020, Ramirez and a friend, Jacob Folkner, met with Marcos Casares, Ramirez’s childhood friend. …
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Neutral
── Andrew Young v. City of Gary ── Case No.: 21A-OV-02368 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 19, 2022 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur In May 2009, the City of Gary’s Director of Code Enforcement, Cassandra Carter, issued citations to Young relating to his vacant commercial …
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Neutral
── Guardianship: Indiana Family & Social Services Administration v. Clarence E Weber, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-GU-02680 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 20, 2022 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur I. Medicaid The purpose of Medicaid is to provide assistance to …
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── Bradley Adam Marshall v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01600 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2022 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur In March 2013, Marshall started dating the mother of M.H., a girl born in March 2001. M.H. and her mother moved …
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── Fredrick Austin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01240 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 28, 2022 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur We agree. To convict Austin of Level 1 felony child molesting as charged in this case, the State was required …
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Neutral
── Joshua L. Harter v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01318 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2022 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Jay Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur The facts that follow are taken from the victim’s testimony and the surveillance video of the incident. On April 7, 2022, …
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Neutral
── R P, et al. v. A W, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-AD-01862 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 10, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Jasper Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur A.W. (“Mother”) and K.H. (“Father”) are the biological parents of E.W.-H. (“Child”), who was born in April 2011. Child …
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Neutral
── Billy Everett Irvin, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01963 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 17, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur In February 2020, the State charged Irvin with Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine and Class C misdemeanor possession of …
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Neutral
── J G v. M G, bnf C V ── Case No.: 22A-PO-01900 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 17, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur C.S.V. is the mother of M.R.G., who was born in 2005. J.J.G. met C.S.V. when M.R.G. was around fifteen months …
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Neutral
── Andrew Thomas Craney v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01697 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 17, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur In the early morning hours of July 18, 2019, Westfield Police Department Officer Wade Burtron pulled over Craney because the truck …
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Neutral
── Michael Steele v. Elizabeth Nichole Taber ── Case No.: 22A-CT-00925 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 17, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur Michael C. Steele dated Elizabeth Nichole Taber for a time before they broke up in July 2018. Within days, Steele, a licensed …
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Neutral
── CODY A HEASTER v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00630 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 19, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur This Court addressed this case in the appeal of Heaster’s co-defendant, Courtney Crabtree. Crabtree v. State, 199 N.E.3d 410 (Ind. Ct. …
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Neutral
── Christopher R Clift v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02095 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur In 2017, the State charged Clift with Level 5 felony conspiracy to commit trafficking with an inmate, Level 6 felony conspiracy …
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Neutral
── Xavier Jones v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-01922 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur In 2017, Jones was convicted of two counts of Level 1 felony attempted child molesting and one count of Level 4 felony …
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Neutral
── Ray L. Fox v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01342 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 03, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur In February 2021, the State charged Fox with Level 4 felony dealing in methamphetamine, Class A misdemeanor possession of marijuana, and …
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Neutral
── Kyler Del Butler v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00051 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 03, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Posey Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur On the night of January 20, 2018, Butler’s childhood friend, Tyler Neth, drove him to the home of Cassidy Curtis, a …
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Neutral
── ANTHONY EUGENE OWENS v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00012 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 03, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur On August 28, 2020, J.C.1 was trying to sell his red 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, which bore the license-plate …
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Neutral
── Kimberly Binney v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00975 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 03, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur After searches of Binney’s car and home revealed a large amount of methamphetamine and other illegal substances, the State charged her with …
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Neutral
── David B Henson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02277 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 06, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: DeKalb Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur In October 2021, Henson pled guilty to Level 5 felony robbery. On November 12, 2021, the trial court sentenced him to …
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Neutral
── Scott A Weldy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02315 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marshall Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur He argues the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. To convict Weldy, the State had to prove that when he …
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Neutral
── Penny Chappey, et al. v. Joseph Paul Storey, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-00979 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Carroll Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur In July 2018, Penny Chappey was at CVS in Delphi when her SUV didn’t start. She …
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Neutral
── Termination: W B v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-02232 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 14, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Posey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur Father is the biological father of Child, born in 2018. Je.B. (“Mother”) is Child’s biological mother. Mother voluntarily relinquished …
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Neutral
── Shane Allen Ketcham v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02473 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 15, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur In October 2019, Ketcham, who was twenty-three years old, was driving with his friend, Ryan Butts, as passenger. Ketcham, who …
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Neutral
── ALLEN C FENDER v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00940 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 16, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Pyle concur The evidence most favorable to the judgment is as follows. Fender and Cody Edgecombe were friends. On December 9, 2018, Edgecombe …
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Neutral
── James D Smiley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02269 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 17, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Parke Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur In May 2021, the State charged Smiley with Level 5 felony possession of methamphetamine and Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana. …
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Neutral
── Matthew McClellan v. Laura B McClellan ── Case No.: 22A-DR-01901 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 20, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur Father and Laura B. McClellan (“Mother”) divorced in 2014. Mother was given physical custody of their only child, E.M., born in 2005, …
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Neutral
── Jennifer L Tutt v. Evansville Police Department ── Case No.: 22A-MI-01723 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 20, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur On February 23, 2021, Tutt went to the Department and asked to inspect the accident report in Case # …
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Neutral
── Commitment of C D ── Case No.: 22A-MH-02013 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 20, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey concurs. Judge Riley dissents In April 2022, C.D. began exhibiting “concerning” behavior. Tr. Vol. II p. 6. She accused her husband K.D. of being a pedophile …
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Neutral
── Tracy Alon Black v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01891 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 24, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur On May 12, 2021, Black was placed on home detention for 180 days after pleading guilty to Level 6 felony unlawful …
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Neutral
── Charles Hunter v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02152 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hancock Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur On September 8, 2021, Phillip Jessup drove by his mother’s home in Greenfield and noticed an unknown gray car on the property. …
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Neutral
── Raylu Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Noblesville, Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PL-02243 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 06, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur Raylu owned a .189-acre parcel of real estate in Hamilton County and maintained a pizza parlor on the property. In …
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Neutral
── Dennis Talbert Ricketts, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02012 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 06, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur In April 2021, the State charged Ricketts with Level 4 felony burglary and Class A misdemeanor theft and alleged he …
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Neutral
── Breanna Denise Woods v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02410 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur At around 6:00 a.m. on November 28, 2021, Woods was driving north on U.S. 31 in Carmel. Officer Vahn Billberry of …
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Neutral
── Guardianship: Tina Bedwell v. Sandra Galicia ── Case No.: 22A-GU-02374 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hancock Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur Herbert H. Carter had five children, including Bedwell and Galicia. On November 1, 2017, Carter executed a General Durable Power of Attorney …
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Neutral
── Michelle P Gregorio v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01436 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur On May 27, 2021, Gregorio was arrested for felony synthetic identity deception and several other offenses and placed in the Marion …
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Neutral
── Spokane Kart Racing Association, et al. v. American Kart Track Promoters Association, Inc., et al. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-01951 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 20, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley concurs. Judge Tavitas dissents American Kart Track Promoters Association, Inc. (AKTPA) is an Indiana corporation that offers …
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Neutral
── Anthony Martin v. Allen Co Sheriffs Dept, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-01706 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 20, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur Anthony Martin, acting pro se, sued the Allen County Sheriff’s Department and several other county parties (“County Defendants”) and …
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Neutral
── Javyon Mykel George-Boatman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02387 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 24, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur In March 2019, Javyon George-Boatman was sentenced to three years in the Department of Correction (DOC), all suspended to probation, for …
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Neutral
── Ugbe Ojile v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-02322 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 24, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Ohio Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur Our Supreme Court addressed this case in the appeal of Kenyatta Erkins, Ojile’s co-defendant. Erkins v. State, 13 N.E.3d 400 (Ind. 2014). …
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Neutral
── Paternity: Glenn Robinson v. Kelsey Childers ── Case No.: 22A-JP-01874 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 03, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur Father and Mother have one child, A.R. (“Child”), who was born in March 2018. Father and Mother have never married and do …
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Neutral
── Micah Danaher v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02704 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 18, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur In March 2022, a car in which Micah Danaher was a passenger was stopped for an infraction. When Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department …
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Neutral
── Beverly M Kennedy v. THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ── Case No.: 22A-PL-02624 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 19, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Washington Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur Lincoln National is a purveyor of group long-term disability insurance. Kennedy received a group long-term disability policy (“the …
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Neutral
── Derrick Duane Dale v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01768 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 19, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur In March and April 2020, Dale lived with his girlfriend Kimberly Grosklos and her four children—eleven-year-old S.M., nine-year-old K.M., eight-year-old B.M., …
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Neutral
── Dan Van Treese, et al. v. Todd Marine Association, Inc. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-02420 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 24, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur This case involves Todd Marina, which is located on Monroe Lake and consists of 2.4 acres of land …
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Neutral
── William Miles v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02318 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 26, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur K.M. was born on September 17, 1999. K.M.’s mother and Miles started dating when K.M. was six years old and later married. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Clifton Lee Gamble v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02684 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 28, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: DeKalb Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur In March 2020, the State charged Gamble with Level 5 felony nonsupport of a dependent. Thereafter, Gamble and the State entered …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Richard Sharp v. Armstrong Relocation Service ── Case No.: 22A-EX-02865 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 15, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur In December 2018, Sharp lived in Indiana. He worked for Armstrong Relocation, which is in Louisville, Kentucky, but also does business in Indiana. On December 5, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rick Allen Deck v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01448 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 15, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur On September 28, 2020, fifty-seven-year-old Deck found the Facebook profile of a girl named “Jaidyn Reed.” Reed’s profile featured the phrase …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. The Market Place at State Road 37, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-02765 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 17, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur In 2007, Market Place acquired title to a 14.274-acre lot (“the Property”) in Johnson …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CURTIS BAKER v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02226 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 17, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur In the early morning hours of October 3, 2019, a fight broke out between some patrons and staff at Connor’s Pub in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andre Dewayne Hamilton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00019 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 18, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur On July 26, 2021, Officer Joseph Ryder of the Fishers Police Department stopped an SUV with improper tinting on its windows. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert A. Kissinger v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02647 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 24, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: DeKalb Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur In January 2017, Kissinger and his wife moved from Ohio to a farmhouse in DeKalb County, Indiana. At the Indiana house, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Deonlashawn Cammron Simmons v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01114 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 26, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur T.T. was adopted by Felisha Varnado when she was two years old, and they lived in Chicago. As T.T. got older, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: L G v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JC-02143 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik Category: Juvenile Decision: Dismissed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Mother is the biological mother of Dam.G., Dar.G., and Dav.G. M.B. (“Father”) is the biological father of these three children plus A.R. (A.R.’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Samajui Devonta Barnes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02390 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 08, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur On the morning of October 1, 2021, Eric Reid, the property manager of an apartment building in Evansville, noticed two male …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeremiah J. McIntosh v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00095 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 15, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur In July 2021, the Versailles Police Department received a complaint of suspicious activity in a car at a store’s parking lot. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrea Moore, et al. v. Jocelyn Negrelli ── Case No.: 22A-CT-03056 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 20, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur During afternoon rush hour on September 21, 2018, Moore and Negrelli were both driving eastbound on I-94 east of Burns Harbor. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Xihui Wang v. Mingyu Sun ── Case No.: 22A-SC-01473 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 23, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Foley concurs. Judge Tavitas concurs in part/dissents in part In August 2021, Tenant was a student at Purdue University and struggled to find …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas J Herr v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00142 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 29, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Indiana Code chapter 3-10-1 governs the procedures for primary elections that occur in general-election years. A primary election is held in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew K Evans v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00013 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 29, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur On April 15, 2021, the State charged Evans with Level 5 felony possession of a narcotic drug and Level 6 felony …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JOHN SHELTON v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-03048 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 29, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur He contends the court should have (1) given him a reasonable time to amend his petition after the State Public …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lamonteon Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02833 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 07, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Williams, Christopher Newman, and Daniel Johnson Jr. were friends from Merrillville High School. In August 2020, they lived together in an apartment …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of B L ── Case No.: 22A-MH-02959 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 12, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur On November 4, 2022, twenty-two-year-old B.L. was taken to Eskenazi Health after she was struck by a car while walking on Interstate 70. While …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jordan Douglas Becker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00364 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 14, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: LaGrange Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur On November 9, 2020, Chainey Williams was home and getting ready to leave when two people, a man and a woman, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jessica Nicole Hauk v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00291 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur In November 2022, Hauk went to a Wal-Mart in Shelbyville, put clothes and other items into her bag, and left without …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Demetrus Thomas Weems v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02880 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Blackford Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur On February 26, 2020, Weems and his wife, Amber Weems, drove Brent Minion and Jamie Llamas to Amber’s apartment. Amber lived …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Emmett Lawrence v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00006 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 19, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur On October 20, 2021, the police found a handgun in the console of Lawrence’s car. Because Lawrence did not have a license …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Scott C Quick v. Sarah G Billings ── Case No.: 22A-DR-02022 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 24, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Boone Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Father and Mother divorced in December 2016. During their marriage, Father and Mother had three children: daughter S.Q. (now 20 years …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joshua Andrew Treadwell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01857 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 24, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur On October 25, 2020, Treadwell went to a gas station in Anderson with his girlfriend, Brooklyn Parnell, and a friend, Taylor …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeannine Lake v. Aaron W Lake ── Case No.: 22A-DC-02753 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur The parties married in 1996. In July 2020, Wife filed a petition to dissolve the marriage. While the case …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brian C Flint v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00045 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 08, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur On February 23, 2022, Flint dealt 2 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant. A few days later, he dealt 1.9 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kay Morken v. Michael Koltz ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00295 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 11, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Steuben Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Koltz owns a home abutting Lake George in Fremont. The property includes an easement granting several neighbors, including Morken, ingress and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edward Meiggs v. Indiana General Assembly, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00021 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 14, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Edward Meiggs was convicted of Level 3 felony rape in 2017. He appealed, and we affirmed. Meiggs v. State, No. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chari Lorene Vance v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00648 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 15, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marshall Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur In November 2021, Vance pled guilty to Level 5 felony neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily injury and received a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ian Alexander Gray v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00446 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 21, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur In 2018, G.K., then twelve years old and in the sixth grade, attended Fall Creek Intermediate School in Fishers. Gray was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── On the Level Fence & Deck, Inc. v. Indiana Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CT-03073 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 31, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Tavitas concurs. Judge Foley dissents In July 2020, On the Level was digging holes for a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: R F v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-JT-00884 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 07, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur D.F. (“Child”), born in 2012, is the biological child of Mother and Z.G. (“Father”). Father’s rights were …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Calvin Burton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00526 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 07, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Mathias concur On May 11, 2021, deputies with the Cass County Sheriff’s Department stopped a white Chevrolet Tahoe for speeding. Burton was in the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Yount, et al. v. Carpenter Co. D/B/A Carpenter Realt , et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00116 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 07, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Brown Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur In 2019, Plaintiffs bought property in Brown County from Carrel Moore (“Seller”). Defendants were the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Holly Cabe v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00214 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 14, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Cabe smashed her van into the rental house of Darlene Gilbert and Sheila Jackson, causing the house to catch fire. Cabe was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles J. Miles, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00673 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 18, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur In 2020, Miles was convicted, for the second time, of battering M.G., the mother of one of his children. Miles …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Powers, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01991 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 18, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur The evidence most favorable to the verdicts is as follows. In February 2019, Amanda Costello met Powers on a dating website. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon Butterfield v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00558 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 25, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur The evidence most favorable to the convictions is as follows. Butterfield and R.Z. lived together. One night, they were drinking and smoking …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert J Plato, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-00452 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 25, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias concurs. Judge Pyle dissents In April 2018, the Madison County Drug Task Force was investigating Plato for a robbery he had planned that involved …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Natalie A. Harves, by Richard E. Harves and Karen Sue Cutter as Co-Personal Representatives v. Daniel Rusyniak, in his Individual Capacity as Secretary of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, and Decatur County Division of Family Resources. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00671 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 26, 2023 Author: Judge …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ronald Williams, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02553 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 29, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur The evidence most favorable to Williams’s convictions is as follows. Williams, who goes by “Royal,” had a child with Emoni Martin. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Chancton S. Floyd v. Brianna M. Murphy, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-JP-00870 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 02, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Wabash Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur P.F. (“Child”) was born in July 2016. Father is Child’s father, Brianna M. Murphy (“Mother”) is …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Aisha Avance v. Sherrie Weekly ── Case No.: 23A-CT-01102 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 05, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur Sherrie Weekly sued Aisha Avance, alleging identity deception and fraud. Avance moved for summary judgment. The trial court denied the motion, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William H. Denney v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00523 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 05, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Switzerland Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur The evidence most favorable to Denney’s convictions is as follows. On July 27, 2019, security guards …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tamarius Teontez Jennings v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00094 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 06, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur Around 8:00 a.m. on July 3, 2020, Chesterfield Police Department Captain Mike Milbourn received a dispatch about a speeding SUV. Captain …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Richard Lynell Pigott v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02999 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 11, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Tavitas concurs. Judge Foley dissents Around 2:50 a.m. on December 4, 2021, several police officers were at a truck stop in Huntington when they …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jamal Long v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00123 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 16, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur The evidence most favorable to the conviction is as follows. James “Jimmy” Long (“Jimmy”) and Deana Long (“Deana”) lived in a house …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alonzo Fention Thomas, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-03026 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 16, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Around 5 p.m. on October 27, 2020, Thomas was driving his girlfriend’s car, a Dodge Charger, with two children in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Darren Adrian Ferguson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01307 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 17, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur On August 13, 2022, Ferguson’s ten-year-old son was assaulted by Jullius Brooks, an adult, while playing basketball at a park in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Keyon L Burnett v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01171 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur In July 2022, Keyon L. Burnett pled guilty to Level 3 felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury to a person …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Zachary Zitzka, et al. v. Bill Brogdon, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-02867 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur The Buyers bought the Sellers’ house in 2017. (Lauren was not listed as a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M S v. D S, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-AD-01237 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 08, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur Biological Mother and W.S. (“Biological Father”) were married in 2014 and have three children together, two of whom …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Corey L Preston v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00590 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 09, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur On August 1, 2022, a group of teenage friends—A.B., M.K. 1, M.K. 2, N.G. 1, N.G. 2, S.N., and G.N.—decided to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher Kirtley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01158 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 15, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur In May 2022, the State charged Kirtley with Level 5 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class A …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jackie L Haines, III, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-CT-00652 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur The facts as alleged by Plaintiffs, which we accept as true for purposes of this appeal, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Curtis L. Baker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01340 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 22, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur The evidence most favorable to the convictions is as follows. Baker met Ann Humphrey in 2019, and they had a “[f]riends …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Erin Jackson v. Angela Jackson, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-JP-00776 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 28, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown concurs. Judge Bradford dissents Mother has two children, L.J. (born in January 2011) and L.M. (born in October 2012). Paternity for both children was established in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── QRP Krisbi LLC v. Elita R Buggs ── Case No.: 23A-TP-00513 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 29, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur Buggs owned a house at 4373 Lincoln Street in Gary (“the Property”). In August 2019, the Property was included in a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Reanna Stearns v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01221 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 30, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur In August 2021, Stearns, whose driver’s license had been forfeited for life, drove her car into a yard. When the car didn’t …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C G, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01402 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 04, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Adams Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur Parents are the biological parents of J.G., born in September 2015, and W.G., born in December 2018. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: E C, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JC-01318 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 07, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Switzerland Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur E.C. (“Mother”) and J.C. (“Stepfather”) are the mother and stepfather of twins N.S. and L.S., who were …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cody Polsgrove v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01217 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 08, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur One morning in October 2020, Leah Richards was driving her minivan in a rural area of St. Joseph County with her …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas Owens v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00985 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur The evidence most favorable to the conviction is as follows. One night in January 2023, Owens’s wife was with Jacob Dugas in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lasean Watkins v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01109 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 14, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur The evidence most favorable to the verdicts is as follows. In February 2020, nineteen-year-old Jalen Roberts and twenty-year-old Marcel Wills lived at …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Erik Anthony Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01752 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur In November 2022, Diane Powell was engaged to Smith. When Diane’s father unexpectedly passed away, Diane’s family decided that Smith was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ajaninea Patterson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00949 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur The evidence most favorable to the conviction is as follows. Nanda Kyaw is the owner of Star Food Mart, a small convenience …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jordan Alexander Scott v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02077 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur Scott and K.P. began dating in 2020. Two years later, they had a daughter, A.A. K.P. has an older daughter as …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: D H v. A C, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01369 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur I. Statutory Framework We begin by setting forth the relevant statutes. The termination statute, Indiana Code section 31-35-3.5-3, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeremy Farmer v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01165 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 22, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur The evidence most favorable to the conviction is as follows. In April 2019, Farmer moved in with his father, Roger. Roger was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dawn Rodriquez, et al. v. Angela Sloan ── Case No.: 23A-SC-01760 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur One evening in December 2022, the Rodriquezes’ grandsons came over to their house around 6:00 p.m. When Dawn opened the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Hon. Eugene Velazco, Jr., Judge of the Town Court of Merrillville v. Town Council of the Town of Merrillville, by its President, Rick Bella, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-MI-01679 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 09, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur In December …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandy Willis v. Billy Edwin Ringbauer ── Case No.: 23A-PL-01739 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur While in a nursing home recuperating from injuries suffered in a fall, Diane Headley executed a quitclaim deed conveying her 20-acre farm to her son, Billy …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Asher Hill v. K. Chesterfield, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-01649 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 25, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Sullivan Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford concurs. Judge Brown dissents In December 2022, Hill filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit against DOC employees “B. Vaughn” and “K. Chesterfield.” As relevant …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Elizabeth Dee Mantle v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02084 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 29, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In February 2023, police found Mantle smoking methamphetamine in a car with her two-year-old child in the back seat. When approached, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David W. Becht, Jr. v. Debra Becht ── Case No.: 23A-DN-01238 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur Wife and Husband were married in 1985 and have two adult children. Wife has worked in the banking industry for the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── E S v. L N, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-AD-02236 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Jackson Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur X.W.T. (“Child”) was born in November 2021. W.T. (“Biological Mother”) is Child’s biological mother. In February 2022, Child was removed from …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alicia Marie Zeller v. Clifton Anthony Johnson ── Case No.: 23A-DC-01441 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur Zeller (“Mother”) and Clifton Anthony Johnson (“Father”) married in 2008 and divorced in 2019. They have a daughter, M.J. (“Child”), who …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas A. Turner v. Cheryl Baker, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-02348 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 08, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Washington Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur On February 22, 2021, Turner filed a complaint against Cheryl Baker, Andreas Baker, and Frank Wallace (“Defendants”) for defamation, libel, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas M Hill v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01721 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 08, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2018, Hill pled guilty to Level 4 felony burglary and admitted being a habitual offender. The trial court sentenced him …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel Poindexter v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01589 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 09, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Officers Arnaldo Collazo and Khyree Jones were part of an IMPD team assigned to the Broad Ripple …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Errick Brown, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01380 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 09, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur On June 5, 2022, Ryan Corkwell reported that a John Deere riding lawnmower had been stolen from his property in Wells …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── City of Indianapolis v. John L Couch ── Case No.: 23A-OV-01311 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 09, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Other Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur On March 14, 2023, the City of Indianapolis filed an action against John Couch, alleging that on February 26 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Desmond Banks v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00896 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown concurs. Judge Bradford concurs in part/dissents in part The evidence most favorable to the verdicts is as follows. In February 2020, nineteen-year-old Jalen …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christian O. Maradiaga v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02368 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 16, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In our previous decision in this case, we stated the facts as follows: R.P.D., born in 2016, was the biological son …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon J Neubeck v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01258 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 16, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur A.F. has two daughters, M.N. (born in July 2006) and K.H. (born in February 2008). In 2010, A.F. began dating Neubeck. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Terry's Discount Windows and More, LLC v. Timothy Clancy ── Case No.: 23A-PL-01438 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Brown concur In June 2020, Terry’s entered into five home-improvement contracts with Clancy for various projects on Clancy’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Fernando Marroquin v. Lloyd Arnold, Commissioner ── Case No.: 23A-MI-02545 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In 1998, the State charged Marroquin with Class D felony sexual misconduct with a minor, alleging that he “touch[ed], fondle[d] …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeremy Ryan Lock v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01976 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Vermillion County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur On April 20, 2023, the Vermillion County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to North Vermillion Junior/Senior High School regarding an internet …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Wade Evan Boyer v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01934 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In June 2022, Boyer was living with his girlfriend, T.G., and her two dogs. One night, they had an argument that …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── U M v. B M, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-AD-02375 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 12, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur Z.S. (“Child”) was born in June 2018 to U.M. (“Biological Father”) and C.S. (“Biological Mother”) (together, “Biological Parents”). Child was born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Carlos M. Wilson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02332 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In February 2022, Wilson robbed two people at gunpoint and stole their car. When the police tried to pull Wilson over …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cameron Banks v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00898 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 15, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Weissmann concur In February 2020, nineteen-year-old Jalen Roberts and twenty-year-old Marcel Wills lived at Carriage House East Apartments at 42nd Street …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chirico Media, LLC v. Indiana Department of Transportation ── Case No.: 23A-PL-02179 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 25, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2015, Chirico Media, LLC (“Chirico”) applied for a permit to erect a billboard near mile marker 101 of I-74 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jack Wayne Ferman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01916 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 25, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Fayette Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur On February 3, 2020, the State charged Ferman with Level 4 felony promotion of human trafficking and Level 5 felony promoting …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Darius K. Thomas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01260 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 25, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In February 2021, Thomas and his friend, Jeffrey Mack, were parked in the lot of a Marathon gas station in Elkhart. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Douglas Alan Dyson v. Whitley County Regional Water & Sewer, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-MI-02465 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 26, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Whitley Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) issued a sanitary sewer construction permit to the Whitley …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Amy E. Sharp v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02767 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 01, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur During a traffic stop in July 2022, Sharp was found in possession of methamphetamine and a pipe. The State charged …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason White v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02809 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 08, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Remanded Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In January 2016, Jason White pled guilty to Level 6 felony theft and was sentenced to two years suspended to probation. The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: S O v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-JT-02527 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 08, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur Father and K.C. (“Mother”) (collectively, “Parents”) are the biological parents of Child, born in March 2016. Mother’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edward A Rose v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02139 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 08, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur Edward A. Rose must register as a sex offender for life due to a 1997 childmolesting conviction. In 2018, Rose pled …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Damon Lamont Jones v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02412 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 10, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur One afternoon in May 2019, twenty-two-year-old Jones was arguing with his cousin, Jada Duerson, on Facebook Live. At the time, Jones …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Darrell Laray Jones v. Chastity Alexis Tramell ── Case No.: 23A-JP-02749 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur This is a paternity case involving Darrell Laray Jones (“Father”), Chastity Alexis Tramell (“Mother”), and their young child, K.J. On …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eli Burns v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02954 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 30, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur On June 22, 2023, Burns was charged with several counts of Level 4 felony child molesting and one count of Level 5 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ronald L. Wireman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03007 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 08, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Jasper Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In October 2022, the State charged Ronald Wireman with Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class A misdemeanor driving while suspended, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Guardianship: Bertha Phipps v. Justin Michael Dickey, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-GU-02990 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 08, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur Harlie R. Swallows (“Mother”), who was born in January 2002, lived with her grandmother, Bertha, for most …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Frank William Zyzanski v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02497 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 08, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In April 2020, Zyzanski was living with his ex-wife, Joan Zyzanski, and one of their sons, Randal Zyzanski, at Randal’s house …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mark Campbell v. Andrew Campbell, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-02178 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 08, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur Mark was married to Andrew’s mother, Patsy, from 1983 until 2004. Andrew was born in 1984. Andrew was nineteen …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael Ledford v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02120 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 08, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2010, Ledford moved in with his girlfriend and her children, including O.G., who was five or six years old at the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon Louis Dale Geiling v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02221 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 09, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In November 2021, C.E. was friends with Samantha Spurlock and her siblings, one of whom is Geiling. C.E. split her …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alex R. Payne v. Brooke Schaefer ── Case No.: 23A-DC-02481 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Perry Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur Father and Brooke Schaefer (“Mother”) married in November 2018, and L.C.P. (“Child”) was born the next month. In June 2019, when Child …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── R T v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-JV-02995 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 29, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur R.T. was born in December 2009 and has struggled regulating his emotions and behaviors. At age seven, R.T. had a shunt put …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Myron Mobley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02364 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 29, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur In 1993, after a jury trial, Myron Mobley was sentenced to ninety years in prison for Class A felony attempted murder, Class …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alexa Harris, et al. v. Deaconess Hospital, Inc., et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-00047 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In late 2018, Deaconess Clinic, Inc., hired Dr. Akitto Ledda to work for its urgent-care …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Antawin Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02575 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 11, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur The facts most favorable to the judgment are as follows. In January 2021, George Stanley Oakley (“Stan”) was seventy years old. He …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Z A v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-JV-02913 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 13, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Knox Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur Z.A. was born in Bulgaria in 2007 and was abandoned by his parents when he was two. Z.A., his twin brother O.A., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Asher Hill v. Frank, Warden Vanihel, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-MI-02318 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 14, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Sullivan Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur Hill is an inmate at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. One day in July 2021, he complained …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chad Everett Hickey v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02765 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 19, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marshall Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur The evidence most favorable to the conviction is as follows. Around the beginning of 2022, Detective Les McFarland of the Marshall …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M H v. Review Board ── Case No.: 23A-EX-02593 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 19, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur When the pandemic started in 2020, M.H. worked as a freelance videographer for several companies, including the employer in this case, S.M.S. LLC. According to M.H., he …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Wagner v. David Fife ── Case No.: 23A-PL-03124 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 24, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: LaGrange Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur Wagner and David Fife were longtime friends. In November 2021, Wagner was buying a semi-truck and trailer from a third party, and Fife …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gregory Freeman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02503 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 24, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur In the early morning hours of May 26, 2016, Freeman was at a strip club in Indianapolis. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Donald E Lamb, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00028 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur On the afternoon of February 16, 2023, officers from the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a 911 call regarding …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Micah Josiah Henson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02550 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 02, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur Micah and Ginny Henson married in 2002 and had two children: T.H., born in March 2006, and K.H., born in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joel Williams, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00394 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 09, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur One night in March 1984, seventeen-year-old L.F. was at home with her father and some friends. L.F.’s mother, A.D., and fourteen-year-old …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rex Collins v. Linda Collins ── Case No.: 24A-DN-00185 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 09, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur In April 2023, Wife petitioned for dissolution of the parties’ marriage. Husband didn’t enter an appearance or take any other action in response …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── In Re The Matter Of The Guardianship Of: Martin Sebastian ── Case No.: 23A-GU-03059 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 10, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Jackson Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur Martin was born in Guatemala in March 2005. His mother, Marta Sebastian Mateo (“Mother”), has seven …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Emily Gibson v. Cade Gibson, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-DR-00483 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Putnam Category: Civil Decision: Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur Mother and Father have one child, who was born in November 2005. In June 2010, the parties’ marriage was dissolved in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mikail Martinez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02551 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 23, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur Twenty-three-year-old Martinez was getting married on November 11, 2022. The night before his wedding, Martinez went out with one of his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Terry L Haskett v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00565 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur In 2016, Haskett pled guilty to Level 5 felony escape and admitted being a habitual offender. The trial court sentenced him …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J Zam Khan Thang v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00406 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur For the Level 1 felony conviction, which required proof that Thang penetrated the victim’s sex organ, see …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Billy R. Brooks, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02421 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Porter Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur In 2019, Brooks rented a room in his two-bedroom trailer to W.R., a friend from the neighborhood. W.R. has a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tye E McCown v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00163 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 30, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur In November 2020, the State charged McCown with Level 4 felony unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ethan M Nichols v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03001 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 12, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur Nichols met A.N. in February 2020. Within two weeks of meeting, Nichols moved into A.N.’s apartment, where she lived with her …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of X R ── Case No.: 24A-MH-00484 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 14, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur In January 2024, X.R. was thirty-seven years old and the mother of a fourteenyear-old daughter. X.R. owned a home where she and her daughter …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Michael Jones v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01865 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 19, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur On July 3, 2020, Anderson Police Department officers were dispatched to a store on the report of someone breaking into vehicles. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sam Vaghani v. William Dankert, III, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CC-02770 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 20, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur In April 2022, Vaghani and the Dankerts entered into a verbal agreement under which the Dankerts loaned Vaghani $25,000, which …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Demetris D Lloyd v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00679 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 30, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur In November 2022, the State charged Lloyd with Level 3 felony criminal confinement, Level 4 felony unlawful possession of a firearm …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Grace Sollman-Webb v. Travis Webb ── Case No.: 24A-DC-00490 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 03, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Putnam Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur Mother and Father married in May 2019 and have one child, F.W. (“Child”), who was born that same month. Mother filed for divorce …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jonathan L. Crabb v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00886 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 04, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur On July 28, 2021, the State charged Crabb in Vigo County with several felony offenses for disarming, battering, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Julian Noel v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02457 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 10, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur Noel and K.W. started dating in 2009. At that time, K.W. had two daughters from another relationship, including D.W., who was born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Theron M. Korte v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00452 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 13, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur In March 2019, a pickup truck in which Korte was a passenger was pulled over. After receiving consent to search the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Trenton David Owens v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03046 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 16, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur In September 2021, Owens and K.P. had been dating on and off since 2003 and had three young children together. K.P. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tavaris J Glenn v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00897 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur 1 On June 30, 2023, Fort Wayne Police Department detectives conducted a controlled buy of methamphetamine and fentanyl from Glenn using …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: C T, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-00790 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur Mother has ten children: Ale.A., born in November 2006; Ala.A., born in March 2011; J.A., born in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Leonard Bond v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-00804 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 23, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur The underlying facts of this case are as follows: At approximately 5:00 am on April 20, 2013, Bond and his girlfriend, Louisa …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jose Menendez v. Hahn Surveying ── Case No.: 23A-SC-02662 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 25, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy concurs. Judge Mathias dissents The evidence most favorable to the small-claims court’s judgment is as follows. In January 2022, Menendez and Hahn entered into a written agreement for the surveying of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Niles C. Thomas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01200 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 01, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Rush Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Crone concur Thomas was convicted of Class A felony child molesting in 2003 and thus is required to register as a sex offender …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jaime Gaspar v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00461 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 03, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur A.G. (born in December 2006) and I.M. (born in November 2009) are sisters and live with their mother, father, and other siblings …
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Neutral
── Shelby Dale Bense v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01323 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 07, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Altice concur In October 2021, the State charged Bense with Level 6 felony possession of a narcotic drug and Class C misdemeanor reckless …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Austin P. Huntington, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02938 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 07, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Altice concur In 2018, Huntington pled guilty to Level 4 felony burglary in Cause No. 15C011805-F4-7 and was sentenced to twelve years …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dustin Neal v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00820 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 08, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Altice concur In June 2017, Noele Trice, Bryan Lash, and their two-year-old son, K., lived in a house on Weisser Park Avenue in Fort …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eliseo Montelongo v. Dan Sipkema ── Case No.: 24A-CT-01257 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 09, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Jasper Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Crone and Judge Altice concur In July 2022, Montelongo was driving his 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe in Jasper County when he collided with a cow belonging to Sipkema. Sipkema, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jonathan Dean Russell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02883 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 16, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Jennings Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Felix concur In the early hours of February 28, 2023, Jennings County Deputy Sheriff Johnathan Amis was in his patrol car with his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. David Henry Carr ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01361 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 24, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Jennings Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge Crone and Judge Altice concur MEMORANDUM DECISION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision is not binding precedent for any court and may be …
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── Achashverosh Adnah Ammiyhuwd Ngola Mbandi, et al. v. Conrex ML Portfolio 2019-01 Operating Company, LLC ── Case No.: 24A-EV-00784 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 30, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur Conrex owns the house at 10219 Sutters Court in Indianapolis (“the House”). In February …
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── Leo Flores v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01457 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 13, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Dubois Category: Criminal Decision: Dismissed Judge Altice and Judge Crone concur The parties entered into a written plea agreement under which Flores would plead guilty to four counts, the State would dismiss the …
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Neutral
── James Francisco Payne v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02325 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 13, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Kenworthy concurs. Judge Felix dissents In 2022, the State charged Payne with several counts of felony battery, alleging that he walked into a gas …
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Neutral
── Robert Houston Mahoy Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01715 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 18, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Altice concur In November 2023, Mahoy pled guilty to Class A misdemeanor possession of methamphetamine, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia, and …
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Neutral
── Omar Mohamed Umiye v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02899 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Jasper Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur One afternoon in December 2022, Umiye, a commercial truck driver, was driving a semi-truck north on I-65. Umiye had a co-driver …
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── Paternity: Alyshia Kalis v. Patrick Deliget Simmons et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JP-01868 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice concurs. Judge Crone dissents Child was born in June 2015. In January 2016, Father’s paternity was established. That same month, the trial court …
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Neutral
── Med-1 Solutions, LLC, et al. v. Jennifer Taylor, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-00450 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur The RevOne Companies are MED-1 Solutions, LLC, Complete Billing Services, LLC, Rev-1 Solutions LLC, The WellFund LLC, Perfiniti …
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Neutral
── Denny R. Henderson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01049 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Pulaski Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Crone concur The evidence most favorable to the conviction is as follows. On September 6, 2022, Detroit Whitehead, who is the stepfather of …
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Neutral
── Curtis T. Cutler v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01382 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 27, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Crone concur In May 2023, thirty-seven-year-old Cutler lived with T.G. and T.G.’s mother in an apartment in Plainfield. On May 11, the Plainfield …
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Neutral
── Bryan Gonzalez-Medina v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01156 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 05, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Blackford Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Crone concur In 2022, Gonzalez-Medina was married to A.B. Gonzalez-Medina and A.B. had one child together, and A.B. had three other children, including T.N. …
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Neutral
── Javante Saqwan Walker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00739 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 12, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur One night in September 2021, Walker was at a bar with friends when he saw Montell O’Neal. Walker and O’Neal …
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Neutral
── Jeron McDonald v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01718 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 13, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Crone concur In August 2023, McDonald pled guilty to Level 5 felony burglary. At sentencing, the trial court found several aggravators: McDonald had a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Poultry and Industrial Suppliers, Inc. v. Incubacol, S.A.S. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-02446 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur Incubacol is a Colombian company involved in the poultry and egg business. In 2014 and 2015, it …
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Neutral
── Richard Gene Centers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01604 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Grant Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Crone concur In May 2022, Jennifer Boller (now Eckstein) lived with Dacia West and West’s seventeen-year-old son, D.W., in Marion. When Jennifer was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Erin L True v. Kyle A True ── Case No.: 24A-DC-00753 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Crone concur The evidence most favorable to the judgment is as follows. Mother and Kyle A. True (“Father”) married in 2016 and had …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael Bruno v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-02468 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur The underlying facts of this case are as follows: On the night of October 30, 1999, [the Ball State University] chapter of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jerome Masakowski v. Fund Investment 111, LLC ── Case No.: 24A-MF-00785 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 31, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur On January 7, 2022, Fund Investment 111, LLC (“Fund Investment”) filed suit against Masakowski and others in relation to commercial property …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin Todd Woodward v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01943 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 13, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Crone concur In September 2023, Woodward, who was on probation in two cases, was arrested and charged with Level 5 felony possession of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Zondre C Phinezy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01763 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 15, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In May 2022, Phinezy pled guilty to Level 4 felony child molesting and Level 5 felony sexual misconduct with a minor. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jennifer Cawein v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01924 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Crone concur The evidence most favorable to the judgment is as follows. In September 2023, Cawein was staying at the Comfort Inn South in …
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Neutral
── Savion P Mathis-Phillips v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00601 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 22, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Crone concur Just before 3:00 a.m. on December 6, 2022, Mathis-Phillips was sitting in his car in the parking lot of a Taco …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J A v. J M ── Case No.: 24A-AD-01954 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur Child was born in December 2015. T.M. (“Mother”) and Father never married and broke up shortly after Child was born. In January 2017, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tobias R Ward v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02150 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 04, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In June 2022, Ward pled guilty to Level 5 felony robbery and was sentenced to four years suspended to probation. About …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Leetravis Griffin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-02664 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Scheele concur Our opinion in Griffin’s direct appeal sets forth the following facts: On the night of December 27, 2012, Tyler Jordan, Autumn …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael A Bower, et al. v. Juanita Lunsford ── Case No.: 24A-PL-00692 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 07, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Clay Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Scheele concur In 1975, Lunsford purchased a property on North Private Road 90 West in Brazil, Indiana, that included a small lake. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chasey Jo Brown v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01235 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Scheele concur On July 27, 2019, an officer with the Vincennes Police Department stopped a Chevrolet Cruze with an expired license plate. Brown …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Herbert Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-00333 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge DeBoer and Judge Scheele concur The following facts are taken largely from this Court’s opinion on direct appeal, Johnson v. State, No. 49A02-0707-CR-634, 2008 WL 466786 (Ind. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tommy W. Earl v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02642 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 17, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In 2023, Earl was living in the same apartment complex as Michelle Peacock. The two had a history of disputes, including …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jacob McGee v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01312 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In August 2023, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were conducting surveillance at an apartment complex when they spotted a group of six …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Latoya Alexander, et al. v. Alexandria P Frakine, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-01806 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 20, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Scheele concur Terrence Simmons (“Decedent”), a resident of Georgia, died in January 2023 after a car accident in Indianapolis. The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ronald E Farren v. Cadlerock Joint Venture, L.P. ── Case No.: 24A-CC-01537 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 21, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Scheele concur In March 2011, Cadlerock Joint Venture, L.P., filed a “Complaint on Promissory Note, Security Agreement, Guaranties and for Post-Judgment Replevin” …
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Neutral
── Commitment of M A ── Case No.: 24A-MH-02285 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In July 2024, M.A. visited her doctor, who recommended that she seek treatment at St. Vincent Stress Center in Indianapolis for mania and psychosis. …
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Neutral
── CHINS: C B, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-02063 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Wells Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur Parents have two children: K.B., born in March 2020, and M.L., born in August 2022. On February …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew Castillo v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01616 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Clinton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Scheele concur In October 2021, Maranda Klecz lived with her children in Frankfort. Her boyfriend, Castillo, had moved in about a month earlier. On …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kortney Elzey v. David Krieg ── Case No.: 24A-EV-02562 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In February 2023, Marilyn Krieg (landlord) and Kortney Elzey (tenant) entered into a five-month lease for a mobile home in Fort Wayne. On July 20, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Benjamin Osborne v. Arthur Small, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01296 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Scheele concur This is the second appeal in this case. In our first decision, we set forth the following facts: …
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Neutral
── Joseph R. Temple v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01114 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Tipton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Scheele concur The evidence most favorable to Temple’s conviction is as follows. Shortly after midnight on December 9, 2020, Temple’s daughter Brooklyn was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy Mayberry v. Aramark, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-SC-01341 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 13, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Miami Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Scheele concur At all relevant times, Mayberry was an inmate at the DOC’s Miami Correctional Facility. In March 2022, Mayberry sued the DOC for …
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Neutral
── Charles Moon, et al. v. Denise Konkle ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01861 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 17, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Floyd Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Scheele concur In November 2018, Denise Konkle was elected to the Floyd County Council as the Councilwoman for District Four. For over forty …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Antonio Wilson, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02416 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 27, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In November 2021, Wilson was an inmate at Plainfield Correctional Facility. On November 28, he was being investigated for a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cara Williams v. Travis Williams ── Case No.: 24A-DC-02068 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 31, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Howard Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur Wife and Husband married in 2016 and later had two children. In 2019, the family moved into a house that …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Theodore Jackson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02824 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 08, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In January 2024, Jackson pled guilty to Level 6 felony domestic battery in the presence of a child. His plea agreement provided …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edward M Fuse v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02474 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 08, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur Nine times between October 20 and November 14, 2020, security cameras at Lowe’s in Muncie recorded two men working together to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William Burn Howard v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01246 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 08, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In July 2021, the St. Joseph County Police Department was dispatched to an accident around 5:40 p.m. When Corporal Everett …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ryan David Quartier v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01381 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 09, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Scheele concur The evidence most favorable to the convictions is as follows. In May 2023, Conner rented a room in Quartier’s home. After …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Heather R. Scott v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02776 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 21, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Jackson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In 2024, Scott leased an apartment at Crossroads Village Apartments in Seymour. Haley Keith was the property manager. Scott’s lease allowed …
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Neutral
── Clifton James Mauricio v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02009 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 21, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur SMS Property Management is a business in Fort Wayne. Sean Stinson is the owner, Thomas Hood is the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Corey Michael Davis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02373 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 23, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In 2024, Davis and his girlfriend, Tahasti Hopper, were living together in a house in Carmel. That April, Hopper’s friend, Brittany …
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Neutral
── Patrick E Nelson v. Jack Smith ── Case No.: 24A-EV-02126 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 28, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Howard Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In November 2001, Nelson’s girlfriend Sherri Smith bought a house in Kokomo. Sherri and Nelson lived together on the property until …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── PTI Union, LLC, et al. v. Michelle McBride ── Case No.: 24A-MI-00931 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 02, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Scheele concur Case Summary After Ronald McBride was diagnosed with mesothelioma, he and his wife, Michele, commenced a mass-tort proceeding …
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Neutral
── Robert Sharon v. Alysia Yero ── Case No.: 25A-DC-00011 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 05, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur Father and Mother have two children. In March 2022, Mother filed for divorce. Thereafter, the parties entered into a settlement agreement, and the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy Malott v. Steven C Snyder ── Case No.: 24A-SC-02534 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 09, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge DeBoer concurs. Judge Bailey concurs in result Attorney Steven C. Snyder represented Timothy Malott in a criminal case. After a jury trial, Malott was convicted of Level …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: J I, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-02153 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 13, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur Mother and Father are the biological parents of D.J.I. (“Child”), born in June 2010. The Department of Child Services (DCS) first …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Delfino Angeles v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02732 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 15, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur D.P. was born in October 2009. In the summer of 2022, D.P., then twelve, moved in with her aunt Debra, Debra’s husband …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A T v. J S ── Case No.: 25A-AD-00090 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Fulton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur Stepfather’s two-paragraph statement of facts paints a very straightforward picture of this litigation. It has been anything but. The parties have a complicated …
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Neutral
── CHINS: C M v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JC-02870 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur Mother and N.M. (“Father”) are the parents of M.M. (“Child”), born in March 2023. Father does not …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert D James v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01640 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur Around 10:50 p.m. on November 5, 2021, Fort Wayne police found Tremaine Barnett shot to death in the driver’s seat of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jackie L Bowen v. Mark J Bowen ── Case No.: 24A-DN-01655 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur Mark J. Bowen (“Husband”) began working for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department in 1991. The following year, Husband …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Guardianship: Jashanpreet Singh ── Case No.: 25A-GU-00300 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 03, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur Jashanpreet was born in India in November 2007 to Satpal Singh (“Father”) and Sukhwinder Kaur (“Mother”). Jashanpreet has an older sister who lives …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Denny Ray Bass v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01785 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Harrison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In 2014, Bass married T.B. (“Great-Grandmother”). The couple lived in a house together but slept in separate bedrooms. Two of Great-Grandmother’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin L. Thomas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03105 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 06, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In December 2021, the State charged Thomas with Level 3 felony possession of cocaine, Level 4 felony possession of cocaine, Level …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Olthof Homes, LLC d/b/a Olthof Homes v. Town of Chesterton, Indiana, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-MI-01944 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 12, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Scheele concur In January 2019, Olthof Homes received an Erosion and Sediment Control Permit (“the …
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Neutral
── Courtney Kincaid v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-02545 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 16, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Whitley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In August 2017, Kincaid started operating an unlicensed daycare in her Columbia City home. See Trial Tr. Vol. IV pp. 138, 170. …
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Neutral
── Andrew Seal v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-01837 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 16, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur The following facts are taken largely from this Court’s opinion on direct appeal, Seal v. State, 105 N.E.3d 201 (Ind. Ct. App. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Isaac Maowed v. Braxton Gray ── Case No.: 24A-EV-03019 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 18, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Decision: Reversed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In July 2024, Maowed, represented by counsel, filed a “Small Claims Eviction Complaint” against Cory and Braxton Gray, who are father and son. The complaint …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael Gene Nichols, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00069 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 20, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur On April 26, 2022, Nichols was pulled over for speeding. An officer smelled marijuana and asked Nichols if he had …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Randy Lee Jent v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02819 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 20, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In 2024, the State charged Randy Lee Jent with two counts of Level 2 felony dealing in methamphetamine and being a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Janet L. Nelson, et al. v. Cunningham Golf Car Co., Inc., et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-01865 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 26, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur On June 2, 2022, the Nelsons went to Lawrence County Recreational Park, where Elizabeth’s band …
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Neutral
── Justin M Credico v. City of Carmel Police, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-SC-00252 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 27, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In May 2024, Justin M. Credico was charged with felony intimidation and arrested. In August, he pled guilty …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony Tyrone Stone v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02602 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 03, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur On September 7, 2023, Landon Kellough was driving his car with four passengers: Logan Parrish in the front …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Lee Campbell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02983 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 11, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Starke Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In 2024, Hank and Connie Bailey, who were in their 70s, lived on Starke Street in Hamlet in Starke County, which …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Darriel Wayne Dakotah Kelly v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02719 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 11, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In August 2023, the State charged Kelly with Level 5 felony theft, Level 6 felony forgery, and Level 6 felony …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ethane Potts v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02072 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 11, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur The evidence most favorable to the convictions and sentence is as follows. Potts and his victim, L.B., began dating in approximately …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dajon A. Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00271 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 14, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In October 2023, Smith was in a relationship with A.M., and they had two children together. One day that month, Smith …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: Z G v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00136 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 14, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Delaware Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur C.M. (“Mother”) and Father have three children: Jo.G. (born in 2018), Je.G. (born in 2020), and Ja.G. (born in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tamika Manson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00389 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur The evidence most favorable to the conviction is as follows. On December 18, 2023, Speedway Police Department Officer Scott Highland was dispatched …
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Neutral
── James Daniel Carrico v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00035 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In March 2023, the State charged Carrico with Level 5 felony unlawful carrying of a handgun and Level 5 felony possession …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William Elliot Smith v. Brandon Arizpe ── Case No.: 25A-EV-00147 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 21, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: St. Joseph Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In August 2024, Brandon Arizpe filed an eviction action against William Elliot Smith in small-claims court requesting a judgment of $5,000 plus a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Steven Patton v. Clint Sturgeon ── Case No.: 24A-CT-03112 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 23, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Owen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In 2018, Richard L. Amador-May and Patton owned neighboring properties in Owen County. That October, Amador-May and Clint Sturgeon, a licensed timber buyer, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Raven Bryant v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00512 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In August 2023, the State charged Bryant with Level 5 felony battery and Level 5 felony domestic battery for battering her mother. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Housing Authority of South Bend v. Anne Mary Nelson ── Case No.: 24A-EV-02707 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: St. Joseph Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur This is the second appeal in this matter. In our first opinion, we set forth the following facts: Nelson became …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mishael Johnson v. Jamie Lynn Johnson ── Case No.: 25A-DC-01252 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 08, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur Mishael Johnson and his wife divorced in September 2020. In July 2024, the trial court issued a post-dissolution order addressing several issues, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Antoine Lamar Crockett v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00810 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 11, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In May 2021, Crockett was on probation for a Level 6 felony domestic-battery conviction in Marion County. See Cause No. 49D21-2009-F6-28768. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dion Kimbrough v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02348 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 14, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge DeBoer and Judge Bailey concur Around 4:45 p.m. on July 18, 2022, Joshua Moore and his co-worker, Eli Hickerson, left work at M&K Truck Centers on the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kurt Williams v. Karin Kirch ── Case No.: 25A-SC-00196 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 18, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In 2024, Williams, pro se, brought a small-claims action against Kirch, his exgirlfriend. Williams sought the return of certain property and $8,000 in damages “for the pain …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Aaron Arnell White v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00365 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 20, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur For the first incident on November 20, 2020, the State charged White with Level 6 felony criminal recklessness (Count 11) for …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Terence B. McQueary v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02953 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 26, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur On November 15, 2023, Kenny Browning texted McQueary and asked if he could trade him THC cartridges for methamphetamine the next …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Duston Nielson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02295 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 27, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur Nielson’s daughter, D.N., was born in 2008. After Nielson and D.N.’s mother separated, D.N.’s mother had primary custody and D.N. spent every …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Elijah I. Parchman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01306 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 27, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In April 2019, Ikeem Minor and his brother, Bobby Minor, lived in Evansville. Bobby had lived in Chicago and moved in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher Wayne Hunt v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00724 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 02, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marshall Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In October 2022, Dwayne Benac allowed Hunt and Kimberlie Wright to live on his Marshall County property. At that time, Benac …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ariel K. Ragan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02460 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 17, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Spencer Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In 2023, Ragan lived with her husband, William Ragan, and their four children, V.R., R.R., B.R., and H.R. That May, William’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anastasia Blanchard v. HRC Hotels, LLC ── Case No.: 24A-CT-02442 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 26, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge DeBoer concurs. Judge Bailey concurs in part/dissents in part On August 18, 2022, Blanchard was staying at the Hotel. At around 9:00 a.m., she carried a bag …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── S S v. Review Board ── Case No.: 25A-EX-01088 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 01, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur S.S. was fired from his job in January 2025. The next month, he filed for unemployment benefits with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The claims investigator …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: T L, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00582 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 02, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Boone Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur Father and Mother are the parents of B.S, born in August 2020, and S.L., born in August …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Alazan Trevino v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02686 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 02, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur The evidence most favorable to the conviction, most of which came from the testimony of Trevino’s co-defendant, Adrian Suarez, is as …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jermaine C Whitsett v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00709 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 03, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Jermaine C. Whitsett appeals his convictions for Level 5 felony battery with a deadly weapon and Level 6 felony criminal recklessness …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Martaes Lewaun Beverly v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00477 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 03, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In April 2024, the State charged Beverly with Level 5 felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury. A jury trial was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tracey L Martin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00302 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 03, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur The evidence most favorable to Martin’s conviction is as follows. In 2017, Martin was dating Suzanne Moore. They lived in a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: A G v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JC-01043 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 09, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Mother and J.R. (“Father”) have three children: L.R.C., born in October 2017, T.C.G., born in September 2018, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ladarius Francis Patrick v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01039 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 09, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur filed for divorce from Patrick in August 2023 (their marriage was later dissolved in August 2025). Patrick was ordered to have …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: A F, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00575 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 14, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hancock Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Mother and Father are the parents of L.F. (“Child”), born in December 2019. Parents have another child, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Keith Lemar Michael v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02495 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 14, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Owen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur The evidence most favorable to Michael’s convictions is as follows. One day in August of 2018, Michael was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy M Rueth v. Centier Bank ── Case No.: 24A-MF-02936 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 21, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In 2009, Centier Bank brought a mortgage-foreclosure action against several defendants, including Timothy M. Rueth. The trial court awarded Centier a judgment …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles McDaniel v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01392 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur McDaniel and D.H. were married for 19 years before divorcing in 2019. They had five children together, including P.M. P.M. was born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew D. Wilson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00877 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Around 8 a.m. one weekday in September 2023, Indiana State Trooper Ryan Johnson was patrolling U.S. 50 in Knox County near …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── I H v. O K ── Case No.: 25A-PO-01355 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 03, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Adams Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur On August 22, 2024, Wife filed a pro se petition for a protective order against Husband, claiming that he had raped her, physically …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles S Blair v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02942 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 04, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur The evidence most favorable to the verdicts follows. Hailey Milby and her fiancé, Matthew Heath, hosted a birthday party for a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brian McKale v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00681 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 06, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Steuben Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur M.O. was born in October 2017. Alyssa is M.O.’s mother. M.O. “primarily” lived with Alyssa’s mother, Dawn, but would go “back and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bryan Builders, LLC, et al. v. The Cincinnati Casualty Company, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-01068 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 06, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In 2017, Amazon and Bryan Builders, LLC entered a Master Agreement for construction projects nationwide. 1 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: C B v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-01618 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 18, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Owen Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Mother and J.W. (“Father”) (collectively, “Parents”) are the parents of H.W. (“Child”), born in January 2022. Father’s paternity of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Stewart West v. Westminster Apartments ── Case No.: 25A-SC-01443 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur On July 19, 2018, Westminster Apartments sued West in small-claims court for eviction, rent due, and damages. The notice of claim stated that …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Travis James Luke v. Cheryl L Luke ── Case No.: 24A-DN-02850 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur After nearly 27 years of marriage, Wife filed for divorce from Husband on October 4, 2022. After several continuances and failed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ricky Marvin Baugh v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01750 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 24, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur In August 2021, Baugh, then age 63, pled guilty to Level 5 felony dealing in methamphetamine. He was sentenced to 6 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── K R v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-01625 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 02, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur K.R. was placed in foster care when he was 8 years old and began living with his adoptive parents in 2021, when …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Richard Garrett v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03060 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 02, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur I. Facts The charges against Garrett arose from criminal incidents at 11 locations along the 38th Street corridor in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Zaccheus Ward v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01170 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 09, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur On February 3, 2025, Ward battered his girlfriend, E.W., at their apartment. When E.W. called 911, Ward took her phone and ended …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joy Thorton, et al. v. Latashia White ── Case No.: 25A-SC-01763 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Latashia White and Eleven Steps Youth Center (“Tenants”) rented space from Joy Thornton and Greater St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church (“Landlords”) to operate a daycare. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Elliott Cunningham v. PLS Financial Solutions ── Case No.: 25A-SC-00757 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur On July 7, 2024, Cunningham went to PLS in East Chicago to cash a $2,500 money order. In accordance with its policy, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edward T. Campbell v. John Dobbins ── Case No.: 25A-CT-01888 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 12, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur From 2015 to 2016, Dobbins rented a house on Eagle Creek Road in Valparaiso that was owned by one of Campbell’s companies. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Wagner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00837 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 12, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur The evidence most favorable to Wagner’s conviction is as follows. In August 2023, Wagner started seeing J.D. They would sometimes kiss and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Garrett Norman v. HNTB Corporation, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-00185 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 16, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In the summer of 2019, construction was wrapping up on the Red Line, Indianapolis’s first bus rapid-transit line. The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eric J Mapes v. Carroll County Indiana, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CC-00660 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 18, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur Background Mapes has a history of repetitive litigation, excessive filings, and harassment of court …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: A P v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01812 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Greene Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Father has two children with C.B. (“Mother”): An.P., born in January 2007, and J.P. (“Child”), born in August 2012. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Analise Parsley v. Eric Marasco, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00352 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 31, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur The allegations in Parsley’s complaint, which Ethan and his parents accept as true for purposes of summary judgment, are as follows. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andre D. Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02903 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 31, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur This case arose from the death of Wes Johnson, who does not appear to have been related to the defendant. Wes …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jennifer Sanders v. U.S. Bank National Association ── Case No.: 25A-MF-00790 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 07, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur After Elizabeth Osborne died, U.S. Bank National Association filed a mortgage-foreclosure action against her “Unknown Heirs at Law.” Appellant’s App. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. William J. Pfister, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00614 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 20, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur Superintendent Pfister’s Contracts On July 1, 1999, the School Town entered into a Superintendent’s Contract with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy James Hulbert v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01017 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Rehearing Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur The State has petitioned for rehearing following our memorandum decision reversing Timothy James Hulbert’s habitual-offender enhancement. Hulbert v. State, No. 25A-CR-1017, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── G C v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-02355 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 26, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur G.C. appeals his juvenile adjudication for committing what would be Level 3 felony child molesting and Level 4 felony child molesting if committed by an adult, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Merrick McGraw v. John Weh ── Case No.: 25A-JP-00800 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 26, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Mother and Father have one child, G.M.-W. (“Child”), who was born in January 2023. Mother and Father’s relationship ended …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Terry D. Wadsworth v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02540 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Scheele concur In 2024 and 2025, Terry D. Wadsworth, who at one time was a police officer, “uploaded several images of child sexual …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Wardell Wright v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01663 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Scheele concur In June 2023, 14-year-old B.M., who lived with her aunt in a neighborhood on the west side of Indianapolis, was dating 19-year-old …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James A Mosley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02002 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Scheele concur James A. Mosley was convicted of Class A misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury for battering Betty Will at a social-club …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Colton Ray Love-Hickman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01947 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur In January 2023, the State charged Love-Hickman with Level 5 felony prisoner possessing dangerous device or material. Love-Hickman pled guilty, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gary Wayne Lafferty v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00010 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 14, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur On December 14, 2021, the State charged Lafferty in a 5-count charging information as follows: Count 1, intimidation, a Class A …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alyson Stephen v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02392 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 15, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur On November 1, 2016, Stephen had her third child, Ryder. (Tr. Vol. 1 at 207– 09; Tr. Ex. Vol. 1 at 69.) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rickey D James v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00846 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 21, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur In the early hours of October 1, 2022, two eyewitnesses watched a car strike a guardrail on Coliseum Boulevard in Fort …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── S J v. C J ── Case No.: 23A-PO-00222 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 05, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur Mother and Father were divorced on August 12, 2019, pursuant to an agreed Decree of Dissolution of Marriage (“Decree”) entered in case number …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Larry Donnal Cameron v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-00857 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 05, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur The facts and procedural history relevant to Cameron’s current appeal were stated in part in this Court’s memorandum decision on his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: Q S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-00539 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 18, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Delaware Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur S.D. (“Mother”) gave birth to the Child on May 1, 2019. Father never lived with the Child, and Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nathaniel Dale Nusekabel v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00429 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 25, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur On July 18, 2020, police found Nusekabel in a hotel room after responding to a complaint about drug activity. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas L Beall v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02990 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 09, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur Beall was close friends with Jose Lopez since high school. Lopez was the father of ten children, including a daughter E.L. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nicholas Wilkie-Carr v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00779 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 28, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur On August 30, 2022, Yahoo! Inc. submitted a complaint to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) concerning Wilkie-Carr’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew J. Gilbert v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00206 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 28, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Clinton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur On April 11, 2018, the Clinton Circuit Court issued an arrest warrant for Gilbert for failure to appear for a morning …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Clinton Marsalis Odom v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02754 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 28, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur On June 3, 2021, Yvonne Harding called 911 and reported a disturbance at her apartment involving Odom, with whom she …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Marshall Clegg Land v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02863 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur On March 21, 2020, Cammy Auxier and her daughter (the “Child”) were shopping at Walmart when Land, the Child’s father, approached …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: R S, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JC-01097 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 14, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Felix Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur Mother and Father (collectively the “Parents”) have two children. Their first child, a son (“Brother”), was born on June 28, 2020. …
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Neutral
── Commitment of J J ── Case No.: 23A-MH-00854 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 10, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur On March 18, 2023, J.J. voluntarily admitted himself to the Hospital, where he was treated by Dr. Stephen Werner-Sleva. At the time, J.J. was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joshua S Haseman v. Kelly Haseman ── Case No.: 23A-DR-00827 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 10, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vigo Category: Civil Decision: Remanded and Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur Father and Mother (collectively, the “Parents”) married in 2007, and divorced in 2017. They resided in Vigo County at the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Company v. Review Board, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-EX-00782 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 10, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur In 2019, Employer hired Claimant to be a leasing agent and, in August 2020, promoted her to property manager at The Fields of New Durham Apartment …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lenord A Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00491 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 18, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur On June 26, 2021, law enforcement responded to a report of shots fired at the Timber …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Lee Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01040 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur Between approximately 11:00 pm and 11:30 pm on March 6, 2021, Daryl Johnson walked to a Marathon Gas Station near his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lisa Bobay-Somers v. Professional Emergency Physicians P C ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00586 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur We present the facts most favorable to Bobay-Somers. In June 1998, BobaySomers signed a contract (the “June Contract”) to work …
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Neutral
── Chasen Rain Lovell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01184 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 29, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur On November 8, 2022, law enforcement responded to a complaint that a sex offender was living in a house with a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin L. Martin v. John Broden, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-00936 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur On March 14, 2007, a jury convicted Martin of murder, and he was sentenced to 65 years at the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Farah Wilson v. William Wilson ── Case No.: 23A-DC-02063 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vigo Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur On August 5, 2012, Wife and William Wilson (“Husband”) married. During the marriage, the parties had two minor children. On April 28, 2021, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joseph A. Monie v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01337 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 12, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur In February 2020, Monie was dating Kimberly Lane (“Grandmother”), with whom he had been in a relationship for approximately 10 years. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Javonte Jashon Miles v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01296 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 12, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur On July 24, 2020, Miles went to a car dealership under the pretense that he was going to buy a car. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Carr v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-01474 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 16, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur In 2018, a jury convicted Carr of criminal confinement while armed with a deadly weapon, a Level 3 felony; battery resulting in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: M Y, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01192 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Clark Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur The facts of the CHINS stage of this case are set out in this court’s decision issued …
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Neutral
── Ping Ye v. Richard A. Pickens ── Case No.: 23A-DN-00698 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur Husband and Wife were married in 2004, and lived together in Dyer, Indiana. During their entire marriage, Husband worked for Northeast Railroad …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Juan Carlos Bravo v. Heather Nawal Bravo ── Case No.: 23A-DC-01115 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur On March 9, 2013, Husband and Wife married, and they lived together in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2018, Husband and Wife opened …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M W v. H Y ── Case No.: 23A-PO-00879 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur Husband and Wife are parents to two children, one, “Z”, born June 8, 2021, and the other, “R”, born January 30, 2023 (collectively, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alexander R Irwin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00501 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey concurs. Judge May concurs in result In the spring of 2021, Detective Chase Patton of the Wayne County Drug Task Force received three anonymous tips …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Marcus Anthony Ross v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01710 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 29, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur At 1:31:58 pm1 on April 1, 2022, Smith parked at the Oasis Smoke Shop located on State Line Avenue in Hammond, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Vassil M. Marinov, et al. v. Wakerobin Estates II Homeowners Association, Inc. ── Case No.: 23A-SC-02010 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 07, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur In 1998, G & L Development Co., Inc. owned real estate in Tippecanoe County, Indiana that …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mark Daniel Schmidt v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01898 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 07, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur At approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 3, 2022, Schmidt and Hargis rented a room at the Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Amos Gerard Davis, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01790 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 13, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur Statement of the Case In October 2022, the trial court entered a no-contact order that prohibited Amos G. Davis …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sean Schembra v. Delanie B. Schembra ── Case No.: 23A-DC-00631 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 13, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur Mother and Father were married in 2004 and had M.S. in 2005, C.S. in 2007, A.S. in 2009, and O.S. in 2013. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Theodore Sherratt v. Jefferson Capital Systems LLC ── Case No.: 23A-CC-01276 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 20, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Gibson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur On January 28, 2013, Sherratt signed the Contract to purchase a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze from a CarMax dealership in Littleton, Colorado. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy L Hall, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-03007 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 20, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On June 13, 2020, Hall and his two-year-old child arrived at a birthday party hosted at 2136 Gilmore Drive in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jack Yette v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02011 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 27, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur In early 2019, George Adams moved in with his girlfriend and her daughter K.W. in Indianapolis, Indiana. In December of 2019, Yette—Adams’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lyndsay A Hummer, et al. v. Allen D. Donathan, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-MI-01925 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 27, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Blackford Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur Norma and Fred Donathan had four children: Kathy, Allen Dewayne Donathan (“Wayne”), Carolyn Beckley, and Mary Thornburgh. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tyron D Pearson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01491 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 27, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Porter Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur A.W. was born on May 3, 2005, to Dante Williams and Roxanne Bravo (“Mother”). In 2017, Mother was married to Pearson, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cory David Brown v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01833 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 01, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur On February 6, 2023, Brown entered Goodman’s Evansville, Indiana home with her consent, despite Goodman having a protective order against Brown. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Larry Prouse, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-00725 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 01, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur We previously set out the facts of this case in Prouse’s direct appeal: Late in the evening of August 20, 2016, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rameriz J. Gomez, et al. v. Deborah S, Cochrane ── Case No.: 23A-PL-01792 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 01, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur The facts most favorable to the jury’s verdict are as follows. 1 In Defendants’ brief, they refer to Gomez …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Germaine Mitchell Cartwright, Sr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02347 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 12, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur In May 2022, Cartwright and Meece had been dating for ten years and lived together in Evansville, Indiana with four …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Katigan M. Whitlock v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01485 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 12, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur On August 13 and September 10, 2021, the State charged Whitlock with invasion of privacy as a Level 6 felony for …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin Hamilton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-00015 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 12, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone concurs/concurs in result. Judge Brown dissents Trial, Sentencing, and Direct Appeal In 2017, a jury convicted Hamilton of murder, robbery as a Level 2 felony, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Derek A. Wethington v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02547 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 17, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur On April 25, 2023, 86-year-old Delbert Wilhelm and his 84-year-old wife returned to their New Castle, Indiana home after a one-week …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy Manges v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-01602 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 24, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur In late 2001, a jury found Manges guilty of child molesting as a Class A felony in Cause 20D03-0012-CF-00186. In early 2002, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sheila Ball v. Robert G. Cook, As Personal Represe, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-01465 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 24, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Randolph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur Years prior to his death, Hendrickson had obtained a $1,000,000 life insurance policy from United of Omaha …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01257 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 24, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur On June 12, 2018, Tellez went to Brookside Park in Indianapolis to buy pills from Williams and his friend Johnathan O’Connor. When …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Marcie Gosnell v. Matthew Gosnell ── Case No.: 23A-PL-02436 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 30, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur Matthew and Marcie are siblings and children of Marilyn Jo Gosnell and Lestes Gosnell. Lestes died intestate in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Karen A. Sons v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02299 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 30, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Porter Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur In December 2017, Sons and Robert had been dating for approximately seven years and lived together in Hebron, Indiana. At the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andreas Andreou v. Konstantinos Bisioulis, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-03073 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 06, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur On September 7, 2022, Andreou filed a six-count complaint against Konstantinos (“Gus”) Bisioulis; Olympia Greek Cuisine, Inc., d/b/a Athenian …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ronald Maurice Lemon v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02121 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 06, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur In late April or early May 2023, the Evansville Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force (the “Task Force”) received information that Andrew …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy L Bookwalter, Jr. v. Kayla Bookwalter ── Case No.: 23A-DC-01737 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 06, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Altice and Judge Crone concur Husband and Wife were married on April 1, 2020, and had one child together. The couple …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew Ryan Gabbard v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01301 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 13, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur In March 2022, Gabbard was incarcerated in the Security Center in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and shared a cell with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ruby Suzanne Williams v. Anonymous Healthcare Provider IV, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-02646 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 15, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur On July 8, 2019, Bennett presented to the emergency department of a St. Joseph County hospital complaining …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ruben Mendez v. Starbucks Corporation, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-00114 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur At approximately 7 a.m. on January 24, 2018, Mendez parked in a handicapped parking space in the parking …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin Durrelle Jones v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02800 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur On January 10, 2023, Officer Quinten Oller of the Danville Police Department noticed a 2001 Ford Ranger driving with an obscured …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Derice Keenan Wilson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02761 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur On the evening of August 10, 2021, 17-year-old Michael Simmons was at a gas station on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Benjamin C. Taylor v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01625 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Jackson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur On the morning of November 27, 2019, in Seymour, Indiana, GonzalezQuintana started up her grey Chevrolet Malibu so it would be …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Duke Energy Indiana, LLC v. Diana Lynn Yockey, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-00073 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 07, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Knox Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur Yockey is an individual who owns real estate in Knox County, Indiana (the “Yockey Real Estate”). …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kenneth B Salyers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00014 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 07, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Wabash Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur In late 2012, Jenny Vigar, Salyers’s daughter, moved to a house approximately seven blocks from Salyers’s residence in Wabash County, Indiana. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Cassandra M Johnson v. Kristopher T Spindler ── Case No.: 23A-JP-02720 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 07, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Gibson Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur In March 2009, Mother gave birth to the Child, and shortly thereafter, paternity was established in Father. Over the years, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jerry Fording v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02676 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 07, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur A.C. was born on May 16, 2011, to Erica Fording (“Mother”) and Ray Cooley (“Father”). Mother and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas Leon Wilson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02376 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 07, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur On the night of December 21, 2021, Daniela Torres, Anderson Hernandez, and Erick Chacon went to K1 Speed, an indoor go-kart …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Raayn Renbarger v. Matthew Fischer ── Case No.: 23A-DN-03030 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 12, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur Statement of the Case Raayn Renbarger (“Wife”) and Matthew Fischer (“Husband”) married on April 7, 2021. On July 26, 2023, the trial court …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeremy Tyler Ferrell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02845 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 12, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hancock Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur On August 24, 2022, Ferrell was in the Hancock County Jail with his cellmates Lonas and James Sachs when …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Widduck, LLC, et al. v. ROA Indianapolis, LLC d/b/a Reagan Outdoor Advertising of Indianapolis, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-02080 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 12, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur In 2001, Ralph and Linda Robinson (the “Robinsons”) and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Crystal Joy Miller v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02838 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 14, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur On January 5, 2022, Miller was riding in the passenger seat of her car while her husband drove on Highway 40 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Eugene Padgett v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00096 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 21, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Pike Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur Padgett married his wife Kara in 2020, and the couple lived together in Winslow, Indiana. The couple had a volatile relationship …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Steven M Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00613 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur On June 6, 2023, Smith pled guilty to one count of battery causing serious bodily injury as a Level 5 felony. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Zachary L Miller v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00146 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur In August 2020, Miller pled guilty to one count of robbery as a Level 3 felony and one count of domestic …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nicholas R. Coburn v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03062 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: DeKalb Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur On May 28, 2021, in DeKalb County, Indiana, Coburn was driving a white Ford Crown Victoria that had a temporary registration. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── E W v. L W ── Case No.: 23A-PO-02947 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Ripley Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur E.W. and L.W. are the parents of the Child, who was born in January of 2015. At the time, the parents were living …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel Lee Creech v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02675 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur In March 2022, Gabbard, Oldfield, and Cole were incarcerated in the Security Center in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Gabbard shared a cell with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Antonia M. Hoeping v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00395 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 10, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hancock Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur Hoeping met A.G. in 2015 when they lived next door to each other. In November 2022, A.G. obtained a protective order …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gulf Coast Development Corporation, et al. v. Kimberly Meador ── Case No.: 24A-CT-00208 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 10, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur Gulf Coast is a holding company that owns the Culver’s restaurant located at 3510 East Dupont Road, Fort Wayne, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Roderick E Garrison v. Jasmine Nicole Vernon ── Case No.: 23A-SC-03070 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 10, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur On August 25, 2023, Garrison filed a pro se notice of claim in small claims court, alleging that he had loaned Vernon money and she …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William L Manning v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02649 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 10, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur On May 20, 2023, Pamela Hecke lived at 1519 Andrew Street in Fort Wayne, a home that backed up to an …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kurt E Banter v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00359 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Jay Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur On February 1, 2022, in Cause Number 32D01-2108-F6-148 (“Cause 148”), Banter pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine as a Level 6 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eric M Carr v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00156 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2021, the Wayne County Drug Task Force became aware that Carr had been “continuously selling drugs.” Tr. Vol. II at …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tim Sibbitt v. Paul B. Garrett ── Case No.: 24A-SC-00652 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 09, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Decatur Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur On June 20, 2013, Garrett and his then-wife began renting a house from Sibbitt. The rent was originally to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M A v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-00623 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 09, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2022, then 16-year-old M.A. was living in Indianapolis, Indiana, with his parents; his siblings; one of his cousins; and that cousin’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Suzanne Snow Wilson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00375 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 09, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Brown concur In March 2022, the Company hired Wilson as an hourly employee to manage its payroll, process daily invoices, and administer payments …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cody Allen Wade v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02337 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 09, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Clay Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur In June 2020, Wade was at a cookout in Clay County, Indiana. Wade was drinking whiskey, had used methamphetamine, and was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Darren W Schmitt v. Jenna Lehmkuhler (Schmitt/Oldham) ── Case No.: 23A-DC-02219 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 16, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Warrick Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur Son was born on July 24, 2007, and Daughter was born on November 3, 2011. When Mother filed for divorce in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Axel P Sundling v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00825 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 23, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Wabash Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur In June and July 2022, law enforcement, via an informant, conducted two controlled purchases of fentanyl from Sundling in a Walmart …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Melvin Gosha v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00300 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 23, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur Gosha and Tulowitzky became friends and neighbors in 2020 when Gosha moved in with his uncle in Anderson, Indiana. Eventually, Gosha …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alberto Avelino Alvarez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03108 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 23, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Felix concur In 2022, Alvarez lived with his fiancée and their four-year-old daughter, and he used his home to sell illegal drugs, including …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Liam Garvey v. First Merchants Corporation ── Case No.: 24A-PL-00260 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 30, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur Garvey began working as a senior financial advisor for FMC in January 2016. When he started with FMC, Garvey brought clients from …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jacob Seth Waldmann v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00876 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 13, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Riley concur On October 12, 2022, Waldmann pled guilty to carrying a handgun without a license as a Level 5 felony and legend …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ryshar Owens v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00782 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 13, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Riley concur On June 17, 2023, Indiana State Trooper Maxwell Alexander was on patrol on northbound Interstate 65 in Indianapolis when he witnessed Owens …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony King v. Randy King ── Case No.: 24A-DN-00124 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 20, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hancock Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Riley concur Husband and Wife married on July 26, 2002, and the parties had no children together. Husband has a prior-born son who lived in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gary Dwain Priest v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02483 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 20, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Riley concur Priest lived with his wife, Chrissy, on Morristown Road in Shelbyville, Indiana. Chrissy’s niece, C.P., lived nearby with her parents and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paul Richard Comstock v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01130 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 27, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Riley concur On December 20, 2023, Comstock pled guilty to one count of domestic battery as a Level 6 felony in Cause 03D02-2311-F6-005713 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Devonte Nejuan Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01082 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 27, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Riley concur In early 2023, Williams and Stapleton were living together as boyfriend and girlfriend in an apartment. Stapleton and her son were …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Labaron Ferguson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00308 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 27, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Kenworthy and Judge Riley concur On December 3, 2021, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police detectives and officers with the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force were conducting …
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Neutral
── CHINS: S R v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JC-00196 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 27, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Riley concur E.W., born March 24, 2008, is the child of Mother and Father.1 On August 19, 2023, the …
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Neutral
── Vince Caccavale v. Ranger Team Building, Llc ── Case No.: 23A-PL-01556 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 11, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur In December 2016, Caccavale, as buyer, and Ranger, as seller, entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) …
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Neutral
── Glen Downs v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01065 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 18, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur On June 16, 2020, Downs pled guilty to operating a vehicle after forfeiture of license for life as a Level 5 felony, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kristopher M Weber v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-02102 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 18, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marshall Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur In May 2022, Weber agreed to plead guilty to escape as a Level 5 felony and resisting law enforcement as a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Associated Roofing Professionals, LLC, et al. v. J.D. Michael Glassburn ── Case No.: 24A-CT-01666 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 25, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vigo Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur In 2018, Glassburn moved from Westfield to Terre Haute, Indiana, to become the president of ARP. In 2020, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joshua A. Martinez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01385 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 01, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur On the afternoon of June 10, 2022, Martinez left work and went to a casino in South Bend, where he consumed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Fred E Queen v. Mellisa K Queen ── Case No.: 23A-DC-02961 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 01, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge DeBoer concur The Children were born in 2009, 2010, and 2013. Before the divorce in 2020, the parties’ oldest child was diagnosed with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J B v. J K, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-AD-02996 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 08, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Vaidik and Judge Kenworthy concur The Children were born in 2013 and 2014 to Father and A.F. (“Mother”). On May 13, 2018, Father was arrested after …
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Neutral
── Natalee Mace v. Monti Mace ── Case No.: 23A-DC-02306 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 08, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Kenworthy and Judge DeBoer concur Husband and Wife were married in October of 2003, had two sons, and lived together in Martinsville, Indiana. The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tomecko Troyketh Johnson, Sr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01446 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 15, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur On July 8, 2020, Johnson encountered Turner and Lanorra Hudson, Turner’s girlfriend, as they were walking their two dogs on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Wilfredo Padilla-Castellanos v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01026 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 15, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur In the afternoon of December 1, 2022, Padilla-Castellanos, armed with a shotgun, went to Jose Hernan’s Indianapolis residence to confront him about …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Katrina Nichole Bennett v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00738 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 15, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur On May 9, 2019, Bennett pled guilty to escape as a Level 5 felony in Cause 82D03-182-F5-8477 (the “Escape Cause”) and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mitchell W. Page v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00695 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 15, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Miami Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur Page and Jessica Sizemore started dating in high school, but they broke up in 2014 shortly before the birth of their …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: T K v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01157 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 22, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur In late 2021 and early 2022, the Child’s siblings were adjudicated CHINS after Mother admitted to using methamphetamine and Father admitted to committing …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kian Michael Moore, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00709 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 22, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur On October 22, 2019, Moore messaged his friend Christian Buchanan on Facebook Messenger, telling Buchanan that he needed a ride …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Rankin v. Lesa Rankin ── Case No.: 24A-DC-00633 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 22, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Kenworthy and Judge DeBoer concur Husband and Wife married on June 9, 2001, had two children, and lived together in Evansville, Indiana. During …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher Phillip Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00464 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 22, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur On July 6, 2020, Smith drove to his sister’s house in South Bend, Indiana, pulled into her driveway, and began …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael Lee Green v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01218 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur In February 2020, Green pled guilty to dealing in methamphetamine as a Level 2 felony and admitted he was a habitual …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Coralynn Littleton-Rose v. William L. Stidams ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01245 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 02, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Washington Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Kenworthy and Judge DeBoer concur Stidams was contracted to replace the ventilation hood over Littleton-Rose’s stove in her mobile home, among other repairs. Stidams, along …
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Neutral
── Danielle M. Gelios v. Timothy L. Gelios ── Case No.: 24A-DC-00927 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 02, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur Mother and Father were married in 2003 and primarily lived in Michigan before moving to Indiana with their four children in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher D. Delgado v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00708 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 02, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Porter Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur On the afternoon of May 16, 2022, Corporal Jamison Smith of the Porter County Sheriff’s Department was driving …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Aurelaio De Leon v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01490 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur Between 2011 and 2014, when J.E. was between five and eight years old, J.E.’s grandmother and De Leon would babysit J.E. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indiana Department of Child Services v. Staci Metcalf ── Case No.: 24A-MI-01204 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Boone Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur On March 1, 2022, DCS issued an assessment of alleged child abuse, substantiating an allegation of physical abuse …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jancey Jaime Alamos v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01074 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur Alamos and his wife Chandi had two children together, P.A. and C.A., before divorcing in 2017. During their marriage, the family …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Amanda L. Wilson v. Elizabeth A. Wilson ── Case No.: 24A-DR-01285 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 13, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur In September 2008, the parties married in California before returning home to Indiana. In October 2010, Amanda gave birth to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: J B v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-00350 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 13, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Dismissed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur The Child was born January 19, 2023, to the Parents. On October 23, 2023, Mother consulted the Child’s primary …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Guardianship: Carl Dwayne Potts v. Cheryl A. Ritschard ── Case No.: 24A-GU-01251 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 20, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Whitley Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur In 2003, while living in Kentucky, Cheryl Ritschard gave birth to her daughter Santana who was born with Down syndrome …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Supervised Estate: Robert Stanton Evans, et al. v. Warren T Kogan, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-ES-00035 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Boone Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur In 2012, Helen Kogan, the Decedent’s mother, died testate, and by operation of her will, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: D K v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-01619 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Montgomery Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur L.K. was born on May 16, 2017, and W.C.-K. was born on August 26, 2021. In February 2024, Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jonathan Michael Buwa v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01730 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 10, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur In 2017, Buwa was convicted of rape as a Level 3 felony and child solicitation as a Level 4 felony. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Johnson Management, LLC v. Crasian Brewing Company LLC ── Case No.: 24A-CC-01412 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 10, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: White Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur On November 1, 2017, Johnson entered a five-year lease agreement with Crasian for a commercial property located in Brookston, Indiana. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gary L. Jackson, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01309 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 17, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur On April 21, 2021, at approximately 6:50 p.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (“IMPD”) officers were dispatched to Riley Hospital (“Riley”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William E. Spears v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01055 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 24, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur G.M.’s parents separated in 2011 when she was approximately five years old, and her parents shared custody. G.M. spent time living …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lakesha L. Norington v. Indiana Department of Corrections ── Case No.: 24A-MI-02026 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur After the trial court granted Norington’s unverified request to prohibit public access of the petition for name change, on August …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin Robert Weikel v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01584 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur At approximately 11:30 p.m. on April 21, 2021, Weikel—while driving under the influence of amphetamines and oxycodone—was stopped by a Fort …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bethany B Zarse v. Brock Zarse ── Case No.: 24A-DC-01569 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: White Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur Mother and Father married in 2011 and lived together in Monticello, Indiana; Child was born in 2016. On April 12, 2022, Father …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rio J. Gonzalez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01530 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Switzerland Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur In 2017, Gonzalez pled guilty to attempted armed robbery as a Level 3 felony. Pursuant to the plea agreement, the trial …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Trevion Dawon Shaver v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00837 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur During the summer of 2020, Shaver learned that K.W. was likely his daughter whom he shared with Vanina Weathersby.1 Shortly …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kody Robinson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01451 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 07, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On July 12, 2023, after drinking “[m]aybe a pint” of vodka, Tr. Vol. II at 23, Robinson operated a vehicle and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony R. Beamon v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02329 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 14, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On the afternoon of August 27, 2022, Beamon was helping his mother, Sandra Beamon, move personal items into a storage unit …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Guardianship: Ashlee N Reed v. Jordan Taylor Dils ── Case No.: 24A-GU-02103 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 14, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Wabash Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On July 10, 2022, Child was born, and, four days later, Mother left Child with her friend Reed because she …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shannon Mark Patrick Brady v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02077 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 14, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur In 2018, Brady pled guilty to committing theft at a Walmart store in Evansville, Indiana. Due to this incident, Brady …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shane Michael Hester-Spann v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01672 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 14, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur In 2020, Hester-Spann battered M.H.—who was then his ex-girlfriend—while she was pregnant. In March 2021, Hester-Spann pled guilty …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Franklin L Hammond, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01117 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 17, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur Hammond and A.T. were “friends with benefits,” Tr. Vol. IV at 6, until A.T. ended the relationship in October 2021. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kristy Sue Sewell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00761 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur Between 2004 and 2019, Sewell and Kenosis were in a tumultuous relationship that was plagued with multiple separations and divorces. Each …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gelacio Gonzalez-Chavez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02273 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 07, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur In December 2022, the State charged Gonzalez-Chavez with three counts of child molesting as Level 1 felonies and two counts of child …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Donald C. Nelson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02239 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 07, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Wabash Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur In January 2024, Wabash County Sheriff’s Department Detective Devin Bechtold received an anonymous tip that Nelson regularly travelled from Wabash County, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Unsupervised Estate: Malaika Bell v. Kenyatta Carter ── Case No.: 24A-EU-01877 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 07, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On June 21, 2022, May allegedly signed an Affidavit of Survivorship and Warranty Deed, both of which concerned the property commonly …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Miguel Tyler v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01817 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On July 26, 2023, Tyler was helping some friends move furniture into an apartment at the Cambridge Estates complex in Tippecanoe County, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Melissa Vogt, et al. v. Kenneth Sain, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01021 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Newton Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur When Judith and Kenneth married in 1987, they each had four children from prior relationships. Also at …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jaron Larue Prevot v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00847 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 21, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur On June 24, 2021, while A.B. was alone at her home on Trump Drive in Marion County, she …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Scott Partenheimer v. Chris Robling ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01169 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Gibson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur Partenheimer and Robling share ownership of the Businesses.1 They are equal members in Alevan and Otter Resources and split the interests of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kerry E Silvers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-00277 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 02, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Criminal Decision: Rehearing Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur The State has filed a petition for rehearing from our opinion in which we affirmed the denial of Kerry Silvers’s petition …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── T L v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-02881 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 11, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On July 22, 2023, T.L. fired multiple shots at a house in South Bend, Indiana, hitting the home and causing property damage. Four days later and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Virgil Lee King v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01969 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 11, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On the morning of January 25, 2023, Zsakenja Mathews was at her home in Gary, Indiana, while her son Daqwuan Walker …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joel D. Stafford v. Laura A. Stafford ── Case No.: 24A-DC-02457 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 21, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur Father and Mother married in 2011 and lived together in Greenwood, Indiana. The couple had three children in the marriage: Ru.S. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Austin K. Cox v. Brooklyn A. Crawford ── Case No.: 24A-JP-02016 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 21, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Noble Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur Child was born in March 2021. In October 2023, the trial court determined Father is the father of Child. Father …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michelle Cooper v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01472 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur During the day on May 14, 2023, Lynell texted Cooper that she wanted to “end the relationship.” Tr. Vol. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Beau Burkhart v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01237 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur In December 2020, Beau was 16 years old and lived with his parents, James Jason Burkhart (“Father”) and Fabiola Burkhart (“Mother”), …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ricky A. Walton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02590 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 30, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On July 21, 2023, there was a medical emergency at Melissa Katrine’s home located in Henry County, Indiana. After EMTs arrived, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ashsten Satterfield v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02229 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 30, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On August 25, 2023, Officer Brandon Wilcox of the Beech Grove Police Department was on duty when he observed a man and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tarron H. Conwell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01999 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 30, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On June 23, 2023, law enforcement officers from the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department and Selma Police Department arrived at Conwell’s residence …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason B. Brown v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02555 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 02, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Jay Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On September 2, 2019, Brown was sitting in a truck at a park in Ohio when a law enforcement officer approached …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Orlando Aaron Sanders v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02498 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 09, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On September 8, 2021, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (“IMPD”) officers responded to a report of shots fired at 2800 North Chester …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mylik Jawann Hill v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00849 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 09, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On the night of February 27, 2022, Hill got into an auto accident with another vehicle and left …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Washburne Properties LLC, et al. v. Marco Rossainz ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02837 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 15, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Foley and Judge Mathias concur In May 2022, Washburne owned the property commonly known as 241-243 N. Tacoma Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana (the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rashawn Lamour Cartwright v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02919 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 21, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur In the early evening hours of June 21, 2024, Grandmother was at her residence in Evansville, Indiana, when she heard “bang[ing] …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kristin G Ball v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02335 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 21, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur In 2021, Ball met Ashely Crawford and sold her drugs “[t]wo (2) to three (3)” times. Tr. Vol. II at 225. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nasir Owens v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02159 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 21, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On September 26, 2023, at approximately 9:53 p.m., Seiman’s girlfriend, Heley Brown, arrived at Seiman’s residence. After discovering Seiman was not home, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Adam Bonifacio Lopez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02775 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur On April 26, 2021, Trooper Yan Dravigne of the Indiana State Police was patrolling Interstate 70 in Hendricks County, Indiana, when …
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Neutral
── A M v. A H ── Case No.: 24A-PO-02570 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur From 2017 to August 2022, while Petitioner was married to another person, Petitioner was in a romantic relationship with Respondent, and they were …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Elick T Allen v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01896 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur In May 2021, Allen, Brenda, and two other neighbors shared a private drive giving them access to their respective homes. On …
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Neutral
── City of Fishers, Indiana, et al. v. Dish Network L.L.C., et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01657 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur The VSF Act The VSF Act requires persons that provide video service in Indiana to obtain …
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Neutral
── Anthony Pampalone v. Samuel H. Longoria, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-01473 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 13, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur The Longorias reside at property commonly known as 1255 Creekside Drive, Crown Point, Indiana (the “Longoria Property”). Pampalone resides at …
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Neutral
── Crystal J Kincy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03163 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 20, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur Prior to July 2012, Wyatt had been best friends with Latasha Twyman— Kincy’s aunt—until their relationship deteriorated due to personal issues. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Samuel Caleb Womack v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03127 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 20, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur On March 12, 2024, Womack was living with his fiancé and their two children, Child and a one-year-old son, in an …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Miscellaneous Estate: Bobbie McClatchey-Scott v. Glindia Barley ── Case No.: 24A-EM-02890 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 20, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur In August 2023, Decedent was hospitalized; during this time, she was “bedridden,” Tr. Vol. II at 30; was having …
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Neutral
── Deon Logan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01980 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 20, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur In June of 2023, Logan and his wife, Jennifer, moved into K.L.’s home in Indianapolis. At the time, K.L. was living with …
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Neutral
── CHINS: A P, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-02557 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 03, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Clark Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Foley concurs. Judge Mathias concurs in part/dissents in part On December 27, 2019, Child was born to Mother and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Antae Noble v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00445 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 11, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur At approximately 11:30 p.m. on November 24, 2024, JW security guard Hunter Rae observed Noble sleeping outside of a third-floor meeting room. …
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Neutral
── Vernon Fitzwater v. Dr. Sanjeev Maniar, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-03162 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 11, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur In March 2016, Fitzwater was admitted to Broadway Methodist Hospital in Merrillville, Indiana, due to complaints of pain in his …
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Neutral
── Angelia Bowling v. Dustin L. Bowling ── Case No.: 24A-DC-03021 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 11, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Fountain Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur On January 1, 2009, the parties married, and on January 19, 2021, Angelia filed for divorce. Throughout the majority of their marriage, …
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Neutral
── Alpacino J Carson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02514 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 11, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur In April 2022, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (“IMPD”) investigated a complaint of child molest allegedly committed by Carson years earlier. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Juan Lopez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02282 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 11, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur At all times relevant to this case, I.P. and her family lived in an apartment above a store in South Bend, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Devontay T Reese v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00257 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur On March 16, 2021, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop on a Dodge Charger outside an apartment complex. During the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Willie Terrell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03075 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik concurs. Judge Tavitas concurs in result This case begins not with the criminal conduct for which Terrell was charged and convicted, but with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── 4110 Investments LLC v. Fall Creek Township, Hamilton County, Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02573 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur Fall Creek Township owns and operates Fall Creek Woods Natural Area, an 80-acre park in Hamilton County, Indiana. …
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── Triple Crown Valparaiso Baseball and Softball Training Center, LLC v. Shonda Hiller ── Case No.: 24A-CT-02427 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Scheele concur On October 1, 2015, Hiller took her daughter, Brooke, to Triple Crown in Valparaiso, Indiana, for …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── V S v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-00480 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 25, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Warren Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur This case begins not with the criminal conduct underlying V.S.’s delinquency adjudication but with his family’s involvement with the Indiana Department of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alfred Zuk v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03102 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 25, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur B.Z.’s parents were in a 20-year relationship and had four children in common, including B.Z, and three older children belonging to B.Z.’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: S M v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00279 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 01, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur Father and Mother were in a relationship when “[s]he got pregnant and she went her way.” Tr. …
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Neutral
── Safron Capital Corporation, et al. v. Elanco Animal Health Corporation, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-01164 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 01, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur The facts described herein are primarily those alleged by the Investors in their Second Amended Complaint. …
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Neutral
── CHINS: R T v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00453 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 08, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Montgomery Category: Juvenile Decision: Dismissed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur On November 11, 2024, when Ri.T. was one year old 2 and Rh.T. was just ten days old 3, …
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Neutral
── Leland P Hairston v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02391 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 08, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur In February 2024, Hairston was temporarily staying at the home of Divoryan’s stepfather, Franklin Baker Jr., in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Divoryan’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James L Singleton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02891 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 15, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur In February 2024, the State charged Singleton with two counts of child molesting as Level 1 felonies and one count …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dustin M. Nevil v. Laurie B. Nevil ── Case No.: 24A-DC-02155 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 15, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Gibson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur On June 13, 2013, Wife and Husband entered into a premarital agreement (the “Agreement”); five days later, they married. Prior to …
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Neutral
── Toro Tiant Franklin, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00307 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 22, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur On April 20, 2023, South Bend Police Department Officer Alex Williams initiated a traffic stop on Franklin’s vehicle because …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin A. Gordon v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00023 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 22, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Pike Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur B.G. was born in January 2012 to Gordon and Brandy Cox (“Mother”). In 2019 or 2020, B.G. began staying overnight with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michaline Tomich, et al. v. Aimee White ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00341 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 29, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur This case involves three business entities—(1) MIYO, LLC; (2) MIYO Inc.; and (3) Mixdesign, Inc.—and at the heart of the parties’ …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon L Keener v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01894 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 29, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur This appeal stems from two of Keener’s criminal causes: Cause 02D04-2301F6-000072 (the “Nuisance Cause”) and Cause 02D04-2309-F6-001168 (the “Battery Cause”).1 In …
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Neutral
── U K v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-00936 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 05, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Wayne Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur On May 13, 2024, in Wayne County, Indiana, 13-year-old U.K. stole her mother’s vehicle. As a result, the State filed a juvenile …
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Neutral
── Anthony Tyron Flowers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00647 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 12, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur In late August and early September 2024, a pregnant S.M. was living in Evansville, Indiana, with her five children. S.M. was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mark A. Taylor v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00443 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 12, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Warren Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur While on probation in Clinton County, Indiana, for unlawfully possessing a syringe, 1 Taylor went “on …
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Neutral
── Dexter O. Goodwin II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02979 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 12, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur In July 2023, when M.W. was 13 years old, she lived with her mother, her siblings, and Goodwin in Marion …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Will Ollie Cross v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02059 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 12, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Owen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur In January 2021, Owen County Sheriff’s Department Detective Mitchell Fleetwood was investigating Cross’s residence after receiving a tip that drugs were …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M Q, et al. v. M W, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-AD-01046 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur In May 2022, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) removed Children 1 from their mother F.G. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gregory A Caudle v. Indiana Parole Board, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-00816 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Putnam Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur Caudle has been in and out of the DOC since late 1989, and he is currently incarcerated at Putnamville …
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Neutral
── Bethany Cingel v. Gregory Ferreri ── Case No.: 25A-DC-00500 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur On April 13, 2016, Cingel and Ferreri married, and on January 17, 2024, Cingel filed a petition to dissolve their marriage. On December …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Trivel D Crum v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00002 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur In the early morning hours of December 24, 2023, Javion, Javion’s cousin Derrick, and Bedenfield were at the 19th Hole, a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Antoine Rosenbourgh v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01576 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur In 2023, Rosenbourgh pled guilty to dealing in methamphetamine as a Level 4 felony. The trial court sentenced Rosenbourgh to six …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Akeenen Anton Lamar Hunt v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01876 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 26, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hancock Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias concurs. Judge Foley concurs in result Hunt and A.R. dated for approximately 18 months before ending their relationship in July 2023. After the relationship …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mathew W. McCallister v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-01521 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 26, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Warrick Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur In 2016, a jury convicted McCallister of murder and conspiracy to commit murder as a Class A felony. The Indiana Supreme …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ericxon Rosado v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00553 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 02, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur On September 17, 2024, Deputy Tyler Cooper of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office went to Rosado’s apartment in Columbus, Indiana, to arrest …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kent Alexander Schroder v. Patrice C Heimlich ── Case No.: 25A-DC-00171 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 02, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Adams Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur Parents married in 2013; their first child was born that same year, and their second child was born in 2015. In …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony Herron v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01044 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur On September 8, 2024, Herron and D.M., Herron’s girlfriend and mother of his three children, argued in the hallway outside their apartment. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Douglas Hunter v. UHG I LLC ── Case No.: 25A-CC-01307 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 17, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur On February 26, 2025, UHG filed a complaint against Hunter, alleging Hunter failed to repay an outstanding debt and owed a principal …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alisha Trice-Walker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00368 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 17, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur In 2013, Trice-Walker married Steven Johnson. In July 2015, in Cause 49D131507-DR-025250 (the “First Divorce Cause”), Trice-Walker filed a petition to dissolve …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chelsea B Duboise v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00188 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 17, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Greene Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur On January 9, 2024, Linton Police Department officer Jerrad Pirtle responded to a call that Cole Padgett was “tearing up” a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Koah D Lai v. Martin G Hites, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CC-01291 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 24, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: White Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur On December 8, 2003, the Board ordered the Hiteses, doing business as Hites Hardwood, to “assume[] responsibility for the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Guardianship: Casey Asher v. Dana Karr, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-GU-00900 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 24, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In August 2024, Asher was married to Child’s father but had filed to dissolve that marriage. In late August, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ramona Stringer v. Hammond-Whiting Care Center, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-00869 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 24, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In October 2022, Beck resided at the Hammond-Whiting Care Center (the “Care Center”). On October 29, Beck complained of breathing …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Malachi S. Petro v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01124 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Brown Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur After his shift at the Story Inn in Brown County, Indiana, ended at approximately 9:00 p.m. on May 17, Petro started …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Danny Bayliff v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01089 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur At all times relevant to this case, Bayliff was married to S.O.’s grandmother, and S.O. regularly visited their home. On September 3, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Carltez J Taylor v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PC-00968 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge DeBoer concur Initially, we review the facts of Taylor’s underlying offenses, trial, conviction, and direct appeal. We then summarize the facts pertaining to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kwame Ramey v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00902 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur On October 12, 2022, Ramey and his girlfriend, Jamia Simon, were working at a Wendy’s restaurant. Jamia was the assistant manager and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nashawn La'Quan Stephens v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00598 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In 2022, Kyndall lived at the Pin Oak apartment complex (“Pin Oak”) in Mishawaka, Indiana, and she was involved with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── T K v. J C ── Case No.: 25A-AD-00383 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Scheele concur Child was born in September 2013 and is the child of Mother and Father. Mother moved in with Father after Mother became pregnant. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gregg Romaine v. Superior Environmental Remediation90, Inc. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00380 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur SER90 is a company that specializes in environmental investigations and remediation. Romaine is an Indiana-licensed attorney. On November …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John D Quillen v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01390 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 07, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In March 2025, Quillen pled guilty to aggravated battery as a Level 3 felony. The charge was based on Quillen hitting …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William M Frazier v. Brittney L Flick ── Case No.: 25A-SC-01183 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 07, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Delaware Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Foley concur On April 4, 2024, Flick hit a deer while driving her truck, a 2008 GMC Sierra 2500 HD. Later that day, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: E B v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JC-01131 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 14, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur R.B. was born on August 21, 2012, and L.B. was born on March 18, 2015. On September …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brady McDaniel v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00798 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 14, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur On February 1, 2024, Elwood Police Department Captain Tyler Irwin was patrolling State Road 37 in Madison County, Indiana, when McDaniel drove …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of W C ── Case No.: 25A-MH-00796 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 14, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In 2001, W.C. pled guilty to child molesting as a Class B felony, and he was sentenced to 15 years with 6 years …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shamar Duncan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00658 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 14, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In August 2022, soldiers from a classified unit within the Royal Netherlands Army (collectively, the “Soldiers”) were training at the Muscatatuck Urban …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Helen Marie Martinez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01603 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In the early morning hours of June 6, 2024, Martinez was discharged from the emergency department at Memorial Hospital of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of A V ── Case No.: 25A-MH-01516 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In early May 2025, A.V. was driving near a restaurant where he “had previously gotten a restraining order,” and he “ended up on the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ashlynne Nicole Zigler v. Mina Group LLC ── Case No.: 25A-SC-00893 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Clinton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In 2023, Zigler and her then boyfriend executed a lease to rent 330 Park Street, Mulberry, Indiana, from Mina Group. Noshy …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeremy Allen Briscoe v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00887 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur On March 5, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Briscoe and Tolbert arranged to meet on a trail in their neighborhood so …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tara L Hathaway v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01051 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 05, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: White Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Scheele concur On April 13, 2024, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop on Hathaway’s vehicle, during which she admitted to having cocaine …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Vanessa Golden v. Glenbrook Credit Acceptance Corporation ── Case No.: 25A-CC-00815 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 05, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In May 2022, Golden entered into a Retail Installment Contract and Security Agreement (the “Contract”) for the purchase of a vehicle. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles Joseph Parker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01068 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 12, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In October 2018, K.P. was 13 years old and lived with her mother and three siblings in Hendricks County, Indiana. Parker …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Megan B. Naville v. Zachary R. Naville ── Case No.: 24A-DC-02398 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 12, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Floyd Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur Husband and Wife married in 2019 and lived together in New Albany, Indiana. In 2021, N.N. (“Child”) was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jorge Rangel v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01134 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 19, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Kenworthy concur On February 3, 2024, Trooper Alvarez was parked on the I-80 Toll Road in Elkhart County, Indiana, “running radar” when he observed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Adrian Marcell Lamont Stigger v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01312 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur Prior to March 2021, Stigger was in a relationship with L.G., I.G.’s mother. I.G. considered Stigger to be a father …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ryan J. Turner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01033 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur On November 14, 2023, Turner and the State entered into a plea agreement whereby Turner pled guilty to rape as a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Terry Davis v. Unknown Chambers, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-00859 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur Davis is an inmate at the Prison. In January 2014, Davis was involved in a physical altercation with prison officers. The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Metropolitan School District of Southwest Allen County, Indiana v. Crown Enterprises ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00290 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik concurs in result. Judge Tavitas dissents Crown owns three parcels of real estate near Winters Road in Allen County, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Taylor D Hunt v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01260 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 09, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur On August 22, 2023, Sergeant David Klein of the Fort Wayne Police Department observed Hunt’s vehicle stopped at the intersection of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel Sizemore v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01119 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 09, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur Sizemore and Butcher began dating in 2019, and Sizemore moved in with Butcher soon after. Problems in the relationship arose, and …
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Neutral
── Yonatan Jose Felipe Velasquez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02904 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 09, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In late spring and early summer 2023, Velasquez was 19 years old, and J.J.-T. was 11 years old. Sometime in …
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Neutral
── Jane Doe v. Kristan P. Reibel, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-00258 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 16, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Scheele concur This case arises from two separate negligence lawsuits against Reibel—the first filed in Cause 29D02-2406-CT-006374 by a Jane Doe (“Doe …
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Neutral
── Termination: R G v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01875 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur K.G. was born on October 13, 2015, and Ru.G. was born on September 17, 2020 (K.G. and …
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Neutral
── Tyrone Stokes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01740 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In the early morning hours of April 4, 2024, at some point that is unclear from the record, Stokes …
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Neutral
── Termination: M P v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 19A-JT-02457 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 12, 2020 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Baker and Judge Bradford concur Mother is the parent of J.T., who was born in April 2013. In June 2015, DCS was notified that Mother’s ten-month-old daughter had …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mani S. Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01977 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 31, 2021 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Tavitas concur In March 2018, the State charged Johnson with Level 3 felony burglary, Level 5 felony criminal confinement resulting in bodily injury, …
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Neutral
── B P v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-JV-00736 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2021 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Fountain Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Crone concur In November 2018, after thirteen-year-old B.P. threatened to kill a peer, the State filed a delinquency petition alleging that B.P. had committed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: L J v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 20A-JT-02305 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2021 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Brown concur Mother is the parent of C.J., who was born in July 2005. On November 10, 2018, when C.J. was thirteen years old, an …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Otho Troy Pulluaim, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02106 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2026 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Vacated in Part, Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Foley concur On January 8, 2025, Pulluaim was at the apartment of David Christopher with Christopher …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jerrold Rose v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03072 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 10, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Rose and Tajea Jackson started dating in the summer of 2024, and he began living at her apartment. In August, Jackson learned …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: M V v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JC-01223 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 07, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Mother has four children, two of whom are the subjects of the underlying CHINS proceedings. A.V., who …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: M J v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JC-00044 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 06, 2021 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Henry Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Crone concur Mother and D.J. (“Father”)1 are the biological parents of Ca.J. (born September 7, 2016), Ci.J. (born July 5, 2017), …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Andrew Fair, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01589 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 28, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur On September 30, 2021, Corporal Kyle Shaefer of the Hendricks County Sheriff’s Department heard an “unusual” and “loud” engine and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher S. Applegate v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00954 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 11, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Weissmann concur In July 2020, Applegate was dating Tiffany Cox. The morning of July 13, Applegate drove a Dodge Nitro along Upper River …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael A. Byrd v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02511 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 22, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Weissmann concur In March 2019, Byrd pleaded guilty to Level 3 felony dealing in a narcotic drug. The court sentenced Byrd to twelve …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── DSG Indiana, LLC dba Ashley Furniture v. Angela R Green ── Case No.: 24A-SC-00731 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 06, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Bailey concur On May 5, 2023, Green bought several pieces of furniture from DSG, including a leather …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joel Fox v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00011 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 16, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Bailey concur In 2013, Fox was living in Indianapolis with his mother, Candy Whitesides, his daughter, C.M., and his son, D.M. C.M. turned nine …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brenda A Granados Barcenas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00388 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 25, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Scheele concur Shortly before 7:00 a.m. on March 23, 2024, Barcenas rear-ended a vehicle in her lane of traffic, which was stopped …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Harold Chastain v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-XP-01105 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 28, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Foley concur In July 2015, a jury found Chastain guilty of Class C felony intimidation and Class B misdemeanor battery in case number 20D02-1303-FC-75 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Metropolitan Development Commission v. Everett E Powell ── Case No.: 20A-OV-00871 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 14, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Other Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Kirsch and Judge Pyle concur On July 25, 2018, Jeff Vaughn, then a zoning and licensing inspector for the Department of Business and Neighborhood …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Connie Dominiack, et al. v. City of South Bend ── Case No.: 21A-CT-02102 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur Dominiack works at the St. Joseph County Treasurer’s office in South Bend. Dominiack maintained a nearby parking spot …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew J. Hoesli v. Jamie L. Hoesli ── Case No.: 21A-DC-02001 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 01, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Perry Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Crone concur Husband and Wife were married on June 8, 2002. Two children were born to the marriage: N.H. was born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joshua D Clark v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02421 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur Predator Catchers, Inc. (“PCI”) is a 501(c)(3) organization founded by Eric Schmutte. PCI’s mission is to “expos[e] men and women that …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kesia Beavers, et al. v. HEARTLAND CROSSING FOUNDATION, INC. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-02736 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur The Plaintiffs moved to the Heartland Crossing subdivision (“Heartland Crossing”) in Marion County in 2011. All residents of Heartland …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Amanda J. Garner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01990 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 22, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On April 12, 2022, the State charged Garner with two counts: possession of methamphetamine in an amount of at least twenty-eight …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── C U v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-JV-02073 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On October 3, 2022, then fifteen-year-old C.U. and three other teenaged girls stole a vehicle 1 belonging to Marcus Jones. On October 7, 2022, C.U.’s mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Breon Malik Davenport v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02230 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 16, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In May 2015, the State charged seventeen-year-old Davenport with two counts of robbery, Level 3 felonies, and one count of aggravated …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Angela Hendrix v. Donald Campbell, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-02234 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Owen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur This appeal arises out of proceedings supplemental after a judgment was awarded in favor of Donald and Pamela against Angela. In …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kelyn Harris v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02054 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 06, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Felix concur In November 2020, then seventeen-year-old Harris began communicating with Ezekiel 1 Watkins on Instagram regarding Harris’ interest in purchasing a firearm from …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: M O, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-00230 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur The Children are twins born in December 2018 to Parents when Mother1 was seventeen years old and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Stacey Fuller v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02111 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 16, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On the night of August 4, 2022, Tonya Turner was parked in her driveway in her white Mitsubishi SUV preparing to take …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Mitchell Jay Bozarth ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00978 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 01, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge DeBoer and Judge Scheele concur On the evening of October 29, 2020, Officers Logan Schneider and Matt Smarrelli of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Monster Trash, Inc. v. Owen County Council, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-PL-00918 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 04, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Civil Decision: Rehearing Judge Najam and Judge Mathias concur On July 30, 2020, in a published opinion, we reversed the trial court’s judgment entered in favor of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tyler Wayne Harris v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-00732 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 17, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Orange Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Mathias concur On December 3, 2018, Harris, Harris’s wife, and two of their children visited the home of Preston Judd. During the visit, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: T A v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 20A-JT-00618 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 17, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Steuben Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Mathias concur Mother is the biological mother of O.K., who was born on January 12, 2006, and B.K., who was born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── BRIAN VUKADINOVICH v. KALLIE N LOLKEMA, et al. ── Case No.: 19A-CT-02353 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 17, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Brown concur On August 14, 2016, Lolkema rear-ended Vukadinovich’s vehicle while Vukadinovich was stopped at a traffic light. Lolkema, who was driving …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael Koetter v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-00504 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur In August of 2016, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Detective Laura Smith received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alan Pahl v. Lake County Plan Commission, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-PL-01107 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Mathias concur Pahl’s property is one lot within a five-lot plat located on Austin Street, in Lowell. Pahl’s lot, along with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kyle Goddard v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01205 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 23, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur On April 30, 2019, Goddard pled guilty under cause number 16C01-1901-F6-5 (“Cause No. F6-5”) to Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── The Sullivan Corporation v. Rabco Enterprises LLC ── Case No.: 20A-PL-01444 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 07, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur On August 29, 2017, Sullivan and Rabco entered into a written contract for Rabco to provide labor and materials …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bryson L Small v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01202 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 07, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur On March 16, 2018, Small and Alice Koontz were at the Howard County courthouse for a paternity hearing regarding Alice’s daughter, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David McLean v. Charles Koeppen, et al. ── Case No.: 19A-PL-00417 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 10, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge May concur Case Summary 1 In 2014, David McLean joined Joshua Trisler and David Koeppen as members of Greek’s Mobile Response …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tamika N Ballance v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01312 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 16, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur On January 10, 2020, Ballance and Ford were involved in an altercation at the IndyGo bus terminal (Tr. 4-5). During that …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher K Riddle v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-00024 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 16, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Floyd Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Mathias concur On the evening of April 8, 2015, Tammy Klueh heard a loud crash on Borden Road outside the Floyd County home …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Emmanuel Campos Torres, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-CR-00943 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Clinton Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Najam and Judge Mathias concur On January 18, 2019, Officer Kaleb Thompson of the Frankfort Police Department was behind Sanchez’s vehicle when …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indiana Department of Child Services v. J M ── Case No.: 20A-MI-01117 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur K.M. reported that J.M. touched her buttocks on at least three different days, always while she was visiting her friend …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeremy D Cox v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-00899 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur After sundown on December 18, 2018, Trooper Hatchett was parked in a parking lot when he observed a black Nissan pickup truck drive by on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── ANTONIO LEE ALLEN, Sr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-00382 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 28, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur On April 15, 2016, Allen and Sanders engaged in an altercation outside of a barbershop located near the intersection of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Carlton Hillman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-PC-00350 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 28, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur On June 4, 2012, pursuant to an arrest warrant, Detective Wilkerson and other IMPD officers searched the area of 38th Street and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Duane Riddle v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01479 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 19, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur On April 23, 2019, Riddle entered into a plea agreement under the terms of which he pled guilty to Level 5 felony …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JESSICA KULIBERT v. TIMOTHY J. KULIBERT ── Case No.: 20A-DR-01465 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 19, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hancock Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur On September 30, 2016, Mother petitioned for the dissolution of her marriage to Father, to whom she had been married since July …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jerald J. Roberts v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01478 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 22, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur On April 10, 2020, Roberts became upset because his wife “wanted to leave the [family’s] home” but he “didn’t want her …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jonathon Cavins v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01213 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 22, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur Beginning in 2008, Cavins was a pediatrician practicing medicine at Witham Health Services in Lebanon, and the practice group to which Cavins …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William Ackerman v. Justin Green ── Case No.: 20A-MI-01136 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 29, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Washington Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur Green was born in Salem in 1977 and graduated from Salem High School in 1995. After graduating from college in 1997, Green returned …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John Joseph Hatzfeld v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01622 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 08, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur [2] Around 5:30 p.m. on July 19, 2019, while driving on State Road 5 in Huntington County, Thomas noticed a motorcycle …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sophia Myers v. ANONYMOUS NO 1 MD ── Case No.: 20A-CT-00572 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur Dr. Conway is a pediatrician who maintained a pediatric practice in Merrillville from 1983 until 2015. As part of his practice, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brian Keith Gipson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01656 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 15, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur On January 18, 2013, Gipson was charged with Class C felony robbery after he took Fentanyl patches and Oxycodone from a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mark Anthony Conley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01964 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur On June 23, 2020, Conley, aware that his driving privileges had been suspended for life, was stopped by Lafayette police while …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── ALAN RANFERY OROZCO SALMERON v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01647 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur The following factual basis was read into the record during Orozco-Salmeron’s change-of-plea hearing: Had this matter proceeded to trial, the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A J v. M W ── Case No.: 19A-AD-02726 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Starke Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur Biological Father and R.W. (“Mother”) are the biological parents of S.M.J. (“Child”), who was born on October 18, 2011. On July 17, 2018, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James S Mardello v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01793 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur On April 22, 2017, Mardello pled guilty to Level 5 felony methamphetamine possession, and, on May 10, 2017, the trial court sentence him to five …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John A. Huntzinger v. Champion Lake Ski Club, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-PL-01653 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 09, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hancock Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur The Champion Lakes Estates Subdivision (“the Development”) is a subdivision comprised of a lake, a Common Area, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── W T v. L N, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-AD-01859 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 10, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jackson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge May concur On November 19, 2018, Child, with a birth weight of four pounds and eleven ounces, was born to Mother and Father. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paul A. Harrett, Jr., et al. v. Jeffrey Kiper, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-PL-02014 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 17, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Floyd Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur At all times relevant to this appeal, the Margaret Phan-Rogers Revocable Living Trust of July 19, 2005 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel S Gladstone v. West Bend Mutual Insurance Company ── Case No.: 20A-CT-01499 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 24, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Vaidik concur Late in the evening of December 17, 2016, Gladstone was driving west on Main Street in Calumet while Christina …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James R Tabb, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-02005 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 31, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur During the early morning hours on June 8, 2019, Carl Jones and his girlfriend got into an argument and Jones …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Steven C Kirschbaum v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01621 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 05, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jackson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Kirschbaum met Bell in 2011, and he moved into her Jackson County house at some point, helped Bell care for her …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── ALLISON DAWN LANGSTON v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01781 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 12, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur On May 30, 2018, Langston allowed Michael Hahn to come to her apartment and agreed to assist him in the act …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mario Sims v. Pete Buttigieg, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-CT-02390 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 14, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marshall Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur This legal proceeding, like many others before it, is based on Sims’s contention that the 1995 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin Lee McFadden v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01841 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 14, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur In October of 2019, McFadden and Sayyah were dating each other. On October 9, 2019, Sayyah was staying at the America’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gregory S Bergman v. Susan Markley ── Case No.: 20A-DR-02015 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 23, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Howard Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Husband began serving in the Air Force on September 25, 1979. He and Wife married on June 7, 1980. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: K C v. Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-JC-02189 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 05, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wells Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Child was born out of wedlock to Mother and Father on June 18, 2010. Father’s paternity was established …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Darius Jarell Reynolds v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01773 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 05, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur On February 17, 2020, Lafayette Police Officer David Chapman stopped a vehicle being driven by Reynolds after observing that the license …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nathan Charles Sutton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-02213 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 07, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Vacated and Reversed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur On December 12, 2016, Southport Police Officer William Roberson observed Sutton walking on active railroad tracks. Officer Robertson inquired …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Curtis G Collman, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-02135 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 11, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jackson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur During the evening hours on June 20, 2018, Collman picked up L.C. from Collman’s parents’ home. The next morning, at …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shawn W Lacey v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01689 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 18, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur For approximately eight months leading up to May 18, 2019, Lacey and Cramer were involved in a relationship and lived together. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ron Whitt, et al. v. Town of New Carlisle ── Case No.: 20A-CT-02279 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur The Town Hall contains the Office of the Clerk and the Town’s ClerkTreasurer, occupied by Sue Moffitt, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── T M v. A J, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-AD-02156 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur While Mother was pregnant with Child, the Department of Child Services (“DCS”) became involved with Mother and her two children, Ja.M. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: F C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 20A-JC-02201 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 21, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Clark Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur S.C. was born to Mother and Father in 2010. Father and Mother were divorced sometime before 2015. After the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bojak's Bar and Grille v. Marcus Henry ── Case No.: 21A-CT-00170 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 26, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur At some point approximately a week prior to August 19, 2018, Marcus Henry and his friends were involved in a verbal …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Westwood One Radio Networks, LLC, f/k/a Westwood One Radio Networks, Inc. v. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-CT-01965 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 26, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Vaidik concur Westwood One has been affiliated with the NCAA since …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Bolen, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-02371 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 09, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur At approximately 10:00 p.m. on June 5, 2018, Lacretia Jeffers called 911 after she observed Bolen driving erratically, with his vehicle “just swerving and jerking …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Nyhof, et al. v. First State Bank of Middlebury ── Case No.: 20A-PL-02138 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 09, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Nyhof was the sole member of Nature’s Comfort, which manufactured woodand coal-burning boilers for residential heating applications. On December …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Zane Dickson v. Sarah Ford ── Case No.: 20A-DC-01906 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 09, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Father and Mother were married on or about June 1, 2016. There were three children born of the marriage: E.D., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── WILLIAM V VINCENT v. RECEIVABLES MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, LLC ── Case No.: 20A-SC-01539 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 11, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur On at least three occasions prior to the initiation of the underlying action, Vincent had received medical treatment from Deaconess …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael A. Coleman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00282 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 24, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Tavitas concur [3] On March 29, 2020, an unidentified CI reported to Columbus Police Detective Skylar Berry that Coleman was trying to sell …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Russell K. Albano v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-02298 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 24, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur In January of 2020, eight-year-old Victim 1 reported to the Indiana Department of Child Services that Albano, her step-grandfather, had been …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── SHAWN EDWARD BEHRENS v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00285 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur On September 29, 2019, S.L. was living with Behrens and their three-week old child. At some point that morning, S.L. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Olelkan Jubril v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-02172 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Brown concur In 2018, H.H. met Jubril at The Hermitage, an apartment complex in Speedway. At some point thereafter, H.H. and Jubril started a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Amanda L Smith v. Andrew Ellermann ── Case No.: 20A-JP-02060 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 07, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Tavitas concur Father and Mother have one child, C.E., born December 1, 2014. Father has had physical custody of C.E. since September of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin L. Martin v. State of Indiana, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-CT-00596 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 21, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Brown concur In 2018, Meeks was Martin’s unit caseworker at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, where Martin was incarcerated at the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel E Franklin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-02073 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 21, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Fountain Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Brown concur In 2018, Franklin, then fifty-seven years old, was dating and lived with fifteenyear-old C.B.’s grandmother. On September 29, 2018, C.B. visited …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael L Hudson v. Kathy S Hudson ── Case No.: 20A-DN-01897 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 21, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Fayette Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Tavitas concur Husband and Wife were married on January 19, 1990, when Husband was forty years-old and Wife was thirty-eight. During the marriage, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eddy Ivan Gonzalez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19A-PC-02711 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 10, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur On December 6, 2014, Gonzalez compelled S.G., by force, to engage in sexual intercourse with him. On December 11, 2014, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jameson D McCarthy v. State of Indiana, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01892 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 01, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur On June 22, 2017, it is alleged that McCarthy robbed a Discount Tobacco Store in Johnson County, beat a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher Rogers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-PC-00316 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 07, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur On June 23 and the morning of June 24, 2013, Rodgers conspired with others to commit, and then attempted to commit, a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: H J v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JC-00243 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 07, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Putnam Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur A.O. was born on November 22, 2010, to Mother and C.O., and Ka.J. was born on August 25, 2019, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tyson H. Gass v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00856 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 15, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Newton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur On March 30, 2019, Kentland Police Officer Richard Hughes was dispatched to the Kentland Motel regarding a “verbal fight” between the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cody A Morrison v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00706 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 15, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur On January 30, 2017, Morrison was ordered to pay child support for his three children. Despite this order, Morrison failed to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Demarco Delray Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-02119 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 15, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur Johnson is R.J.’s biological father. In May of 2019, Johnson moved in with R.J.’s mother, then-fourteen-year old R.J., and a few …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher A. Jones v. Karen Shortt ── Case No.: 21A-DN-00263 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 16, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur Husband and Wife were married on July 31, 2013, and separated on October 29, 2018, on which date Wife petitioned for …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Samantha D Ellenburg v. Calvin J Kropp ── Case No.: 21A-JP-00574 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 17, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Decatur Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur Mother and Father have two children together, R.K. and C.K. who were fourteen and eleven years old at the time …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Phillip R. Marlin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00792 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 21, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Warren Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur On July 3, 2020, M.C. went to Klumpe’s Campground with her friend and her friend’s family. At the time, Marlin was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jonathan W Opel v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-MI-00684 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 21, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Putnam Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur [2] On May 12, 2012, Jonathan Opel pled guilty to Class C felony possession of methamphetamine and was sentenced to fifteen …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── DEWAYNE H MAHONE v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00309 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 21, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur On May 14, 2019, the State charged Mahone under cause number 49G20-1905F3-18751 (“Cause No. 18751”) with Level 3 felony dealing a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: P M v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JC-00593 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 28, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur [2] H.M. was born on March 8, 2019,1 and DCS’s involvement with Mother began seven months later in October. On one occasion during …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jimmy E Hendricks v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-02202 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur On June 11, 2020, Officer Scudder was parked in a parking lot finishing a report on his computer when he noticed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: A M v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-00543 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 04, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur Child was born to Mother on March 2, 2013. On May 24, 2019, DCS received a report alleging that Mother had neglected Child. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John Patrick Michaels v. Huntington County, IN Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals ── Case No.: 21A-PL-00565 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 12, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Huntington Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur Michaels owns property located at 3833 North Rangeline Road in Huntington County which is in a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Roosevelt Smith v. Rush Staffing ── Case No.: 21A-PL-01612 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 13, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur At some point, Rush Staffing filed a lawsuit against Smith. On June 3, 2021, the trial court entered judgment in favor of Rush …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Roncia Latoy (Warfield) Fletcher v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00436 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 13, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur On February 1, 2017, Fletcher pled guilty to Class C felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury following events occurring …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brishon Darvel Bond v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00917 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 22, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur In October of 2018, Zionsville Police Detective Elizabeth Frost began investigating several “high end” burglaries in the Zionsville area. Appellant’s App. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C I v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-01052 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 28, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Delaware Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur Child was born to Mother on November 5, 2015. On March 29, 2019, “DCS received a report alleging abuse …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James C Sanders v. Belinda Lorraine Sanders ── Case No.: 21A-DN-00466 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 28, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur Husband and Wife were married on March 28, 1998. Husband had worked at General Motors for eighteen years before marrying Wife, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shawn Patrick Bowie, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00584 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 09, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur On August 24, 2020, Officer Phelps was patrolling the area near the intersection of 10th and Rural Streets, which was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indiana Department of Homeland Security v. Gattitown Evansville ── Case No.: 21A-MI-00495 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 09, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur Gattitown is a pizza and entertainment venue where guests can play arcade games, laser tag, and mini bowling …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Calvin Z Jackson v. Washington Municipal Utilities ── Case No.: 21A-CC-00308 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 09, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Daviess Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur On July 30, 2019, Washington Utilities filed a small claims action, attempting to collect $374.42 from Jackson. On August 9, 2019, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Heather Nicole Jones v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01158 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 16, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur A. Cause Number 57D02-1909-F6-12 (“Cause No. F6-12”) On the morning of July 11, 2019, Jones knowingly exerted unauthorized control of an …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Supervised Estate: Ashley Victoriano v. Estate of Barbara J. Smith ── Case No.: 21A-ES-00407 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 16, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Scott Category: Civil Decision: Rehearing Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur On September 15, 2021, we issued an unpublished opinion in the case of Ashley Victoriano, individually and as …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Romeo Vasquez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01033 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 29, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur Between 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. on October 17, 2020, Alexander Kaufman was in the backyard of his Indianapolis home and noticed Vasquez …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── G H v. B H ── Case No.: 21A-PO-00583 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 29, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur Hull and Hildenbrand have been in conflict since Hildenbrand began dating Hull’s ex-husband Brandon Hull (“Brandon”) in 2018. On February 1, 2021, Hildenbrand …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nathan Allen Lundgren v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01289 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On February 25, 2020, Lundgren was driving a stolen vehicle in Noble County without a license and while under the influence …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon Allen Thompson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01242 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 07, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On October 11, 2019, Chesterfield police officers Alex Wagner and Grant Stephens were dispatched to the Royal Oaks Trailer Park after …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── LONNIE GARNER, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01152 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 07, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur On March 31, 2020, Officers Mitchell and Baldridge responded to a physical disturbance at Garner’s apartment. Upon arriving at Garner’s residence, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Lee Harman, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01140 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 08, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On September 4, 2019, Harman killed his father in a fist fight, during which (Harman later acknowledged) he punched his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── BioConvergence LLC d/b/a Singota Solutions v. Wendy Carroll, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-PL-00829 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 14, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur A. The Parties Singota is an Indiana Limited Liability Corporation with a principal place of business in Bloomington. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Demetrius D Link v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01456 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur 1 On December 18, 2019, a CI, working with the Warsaw Police Department (the “Warsaw PD”), arranged to purchase methamphetamine from …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jerry Tyrone Cook, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00902 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur [3] A.J. was born on April 17, 1999. Cook is A.J.’s biological uncle. On October 3, 2019, Cook, A.J., and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Steven P. Stephanoff, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01541 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On June 1, 2017, Stephanoff was convicted of Level 5 felony operating a vehicle after receiving a lifetime suspension and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Drew Alexander Osborne v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00629 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Osborne and Robbins were previously married and have two children together. In December of 2018, Robbins obtained an ex parte protective …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A G v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-JV-01472 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 28, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On April 20, 2017, then-fourteen-year-old A.G. threatened to commit bodily harm against the school counselor and moved toward her while the school …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cynthia Armbruster, et al. v. Diana Tran ── Case No.: 21A-CC-00887 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 28, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In 1997, the Shambaugh Family Limited Partnership was formed, with Max Shambaugh as the sole general partner with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── ANDRE V. POWELL v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00636 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 28, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In July of 2020, Powell was on probation following his conviction for burglary in cause number 20D02-1201-FB-3 (“Cause No. FB-3”). On …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert W Cook v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01011 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Blackford Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Cook and Michelle Barton were married in 2005, and had two children together. In October of 2020, Cook’s daughter was five …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nathan J. Pittman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00916 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Floyd Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur According to the probable cause affidavit,1 New Albany Police Officer Patrick Clarke initiated an investigation into Pittman on October 25, 2019, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Leroy Lutz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01661 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 25, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On the night of September 12, 2018, K.T. and Lutz, who were dating at the time, were at Lutz’s house in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Christine Ling Chen v. Robert Lee Brewer ── Case No.: 21A-JP-01184 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 25, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Mother and Father are the parents of Child, who was born out of wedlock on April 22, 2018. Paternity for …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── ROLAND HAMILTON v. ANONYMOUS MD 2, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-MI-00869 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 25, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On November 12, 2015, pursuant to the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act, Hamilton filed a proposed complaint with the IDOI, alleging …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Roosevelt Mack, et al. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01391 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur While Appellants raise the same contention of error in this consolidated appeal, the facts and procedural history for each differ …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JOHN S TOVEY v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01980 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On May 7, 2021, Tovey and Cathy were in their Mishawaka home when they began to argue about whether to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Peggy Sue Higginson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01169 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 04, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Posey Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Robb and Judge Altice concur On June 20, 2018, in response to a possible domestic battery, Indiana State Police Trooper Zack Fulton and Posey …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I., et al. v. GAIL LEWIS HICKS, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-CT-01441 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 07, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On July 20, 2020, the Hickses filed suit against Head and American …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kailey Hughes v. Joseph Martin ── Case No.: 21A-DC-02088 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 09, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jackson Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Parents were married and are the biological parents of Children. Father initiated divorce proceedings on March 27, 2017. Parents’ divorce was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael John Tunstall v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01744 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 14, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In April of 2020, Tunstall had been dating Prack for about one year and would regularly stay with Prack and her …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alan Joseph Marantos v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02030 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 17, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jennings Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On March 27, 2020, Marantos, his wife, and his wife’s son attended a birthday party for Kirby at the home of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jakeb A. Wells v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01663 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 18, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Sometime in late December of 2019, Davidson stole his aunt’s Taurus handgun, intending to give it to Wells. On January 3, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Jeanette Williams v. Chivas FritzWilliams ── Case No.: 21A-JP-02013 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Monroe Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Parents, who were never married, are the biological parents of Child, who was born on February 26, 2015. Father’s paternity was established …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brendon Jacob White, v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01741 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 10, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur [2] On February 12, 2015, White pled guilty to Class B felony burglary and the trial court accepted the plea agreement …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alayna M Gregory, et al. v. Jay P Ritchison ── Case No.: 21A-CT-02247 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 11, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On March 9, 2019, Ritchison was driving on westbound County Road 700 North. (Tr. Vol. I p. 101) At …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dale Williamson v. Ivy Tech Community College, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-PL-01386 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 11, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Floyd Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur 1 Williamson was initially represented in this appeal by attorney W. Edward Skees, who submitted a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── AL TAYLOR v. City Of Hammond ── Case No.: 21A-OV-00345 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 11, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Other Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On June 15, 2018, the City alleged that Taylor committed the following ordinance violations: (1) excessive weeds; …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nathan C. Albrecht v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01560 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Dubois Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas concurs. Judge Crone dissents On August 23, 2019, Dubois County Prosecutor’s Office Investigator Richard Chambers sought a telephonic warrant to search Albrecht’s apartment. Chambers was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── K H v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-JV-02391 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 16, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On July 25, 2021, Elkhart Police Corporal Jesse Morganthaler (“Corp. Morganthaler”) observed K.H., who he knew from prior encounters to be a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Arnaz T Whitelaw Jr v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01917 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 22, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In August of 2018, Smith was dating Myriah Grant. On August 4, 2018, Grant allowed Smith to use her white …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ladis O. Saavedra-Alvarez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01761 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 23, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur H.J.S.V., born on August 12, 2002, is Saavedra’s granddaughter and lived with her mother in Guatemala …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Blands Wrecker Service v. GEORGE SAVANHU ── Case No.: 21A-SC-02262 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On February 12, 2021, a truck owned by Kenworth Premiere (“the Kenworth truck”) was stuck on a hill on a gravel road. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Munster Steel Co, Inc v. Cpv Partners, Llc, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-PL-01154 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Munster Steel owned the Property in Munster. The Property had frontage on Calumet Avenue and contained a one-story …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Scott E. Schaeffer v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01579 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 30, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Around December of 2019, Bloomington police conducted a controlled buy in which Schaeffer allegedly sold methamphetamine. In January of 2020, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── ANN MARIE JOHNSON, et al. v. MARY CAHILLANE ── Case No.: 21A-EV-02174 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 31, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Porter Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur According to Cahillane, on April 15, 2021, the Johnsons entered into an agreement to rent a detached two-story residential home in Chesterton …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M R v. Review Board ── Case No.: 21A-EX-02373 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 06, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur 1 M.R. is seeking unemployment benefits in Indiana related to employment that took place entirely within the State of Florida. M.R. notes in a November 11, 2020, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dax A Bunch v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02278 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 06, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Owen Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On October 24, 2007, the State charged Bunch with Class D felony domestic battery and Class D felony intimidation. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kenneth Harvey v. Nicole Drake ── Case No.: 21A-DC-01967 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 12, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Altice concur Mother and Father were married on September 5, 2013, and K.H. was born on February 17, 2018. Father petitioned for dissolution of his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ronald Rossi, et al. v. Michelle Bartlett, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-00027 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 14, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur In June of 2018, the Rossis were interested in purchasing a home in Lake County. After Barbara’s mother, Corinne …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jay D Lovins v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01566 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 14, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Orange Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In April of 2017, the Orange County Sherriff’s Department received information indicating that Lovins planned to bring methamphetamine into Paoli. Eventually, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ashley Day-Ping v. CHARLES T RAMEY, III ── Case No.: 21A-DR-02353 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 27, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Most of the underlying facts of this case were related in our opinion in Day-Ping v. Ramey, 175 N.E.3d 844 (Ind. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin D. Leath v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02091 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 06, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Clinton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur Leath and Toshawa are married and have children together, including seventeen- year-old J.S. In August of 2019, Toshawa and Leath separated, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Carl Lamont Breeding v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01945 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 06, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur On October 23, 2020, Louann Ross was sitting outside her apartment building on Fort Wayne Avenue in Indianapolis when she saw …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── DEONTE LOVELL SMITH v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02595 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 09, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur At around 6:00 p.m. on November 2, 2019, Officer Williams was dispatched to the Wheeler Mission due to a disturbance. Officer …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas Frank Wagner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02416 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 11, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Weissmann concur The underlying facts, as outlined in our prior memorandum decision in this case, are as follows: On May 9, 2020, Officer …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Derek Christopher Cerny v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02306 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 11, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Parke Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur On the morning of April 2, 2020, Lewellen underwent back surgery in central Indiana, taken to the procedure by McCoy. The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: I H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-02636 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 17, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur Child was born to Mother on August 13, 2014. On August 29, 2014, Father executed a paternity affidavit establishing his paternity of Child. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dillon Clem v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00124 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Posey Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur In 2011, Clem was convicted of Class C felony child molesting. He was convicted of Class D felony failure to register as …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason Tye Myers v. Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles ── Case No.: 21A-MI-02307 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur On July 9, 1999, and August 6, 2001, Myers operated a vehicle without ever having received a license.1 On …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew Haroulakis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02913 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 23, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur Haroulakis and A.H. were married and residing together in St. Joseph County in July of 2020. Shortly after noon on July …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Octavius Morris v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02699 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 23, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Miami Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur On January 5, 2019, Morris was incarcerated at Miami Correctional Facility, which, at some point that day, was on lockdown status. (Appellant’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dusty Krisher v. Andrew Krisher ── Case No.: 21A-DN-02599 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 23, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Miami Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur Mother and Father were married in October of 2009. L.K., the only child born by Mother during the marriage, was born on July …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Krisandra Ruggirello v. David Ruggirello ── Case No.: 21A-DC-02711 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 24, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Orange Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur On October 17, 2015, Mother and Father were married, and had two children together: A.R. (born December 10, 2016) and C.R. (born October …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joshua Edward Ptak v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02386 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 01, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Molter concur On the morning of February 20, 2019, Quinones called Angel Salazar from Portage and asked if he could take her to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Keith Allen Morrow v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00134 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 14, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur On December 6, 2020, Morrow consumed narcotics before driving his vehicle, crashing into four parked vehicles. Indianapolis Metropolitan …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alfred Ladell Davis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02732 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 14, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur On March 14, 2020, Ernie Leonard was working at Gillman’s Home Center in Bartholomew County and noticed Davis standing by the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mark Edward Cochran v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02434 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 14, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur On December 9, 2020, several individuals, including Cochran, Wytona Edwards, James Taylor, and Zack Alford, were staying the night in an …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Romeo Minga v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02177 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 15, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur On the evening of October 31, 2020, Fort Wayne Police Officers Stephanie Souther and Dexter Fillers were on patrol when a silver …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kayla Stout v. Patric Lee Stout ── Case No.: 21A-DR-02929 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 21, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Howard Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur Parents were previously married and are the parents of the Children. Parents’ marriage was dissolved by order of the trial court on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeremiah Dean Grimes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00061 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 29, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Montgomery Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur In the early morning of May 3, 2021, Grimes was riding around with Corey Kirts in Kirts’s vehicle. Grimes and Kirts …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jarell J Brewer v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02822 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 29, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur On June 21, 2021, the State charged Brewer with two counts of Level 6 felony invasion of privacy.1 The following colloquy …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John J Bortka v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01594 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 29, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Washington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur At all times relevant to the instant matter, J.H. and Bortka were incarcerated in the Washington County Jail. At times, Bortka …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Xavier Heckstall v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-00119 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 30, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur Our memorandum decision in Heckstall’s direct appeal, which was handed down on March 15, 2018, instructs us on the underlying facts and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: BROOKE PACE v. CAMERON RICHARDSON ── Case No.: 22A-JP-00482 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 05, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Grant Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur Mother and Father became involved in a romantic relationship prior to Child’s birth. Child was born on May 29, 2019. On the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of T R ── Case No.: 22A-MH-00046 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 12, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur T.R. has been diagnosed schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, and cannabis use disorder. T.R. began a regular commitment in 2008, and started working with Dr. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Erie Insurance Exchange v. Olivia Craighead ── Case No.: 21A-CT-02871 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 12, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vigo Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur In May of 2018, Craighead was covered by an automobile insurance policy (“the Policy”) with Erie that provided UIM coverage with a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lake County Board of Commissioners v. Lake County Council ── Case No.: 21A-MI-01805 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 12, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur On October 13, 2020, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 1451B, establishing itself as the purchasing agency of Lake County. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nichole Hunter v. Grandview Community Association, INC ── Case No.: 22A-PL-00595 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 15, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur Grandview is an Indiana not-for-profit corporation whose primary purpose is to manage the Neighborhood in Mooresville. The Neighborhood is governed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: D P, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-00381 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 15, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Huntington Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur The Children are twins, born to Mother on June 14, 2017. DCS became involved with the family …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew Steven Houchin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00272 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 25, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur On October 9, 2020, officers with the Evansville Police Department initiated a traffic stop after observing a vehicle “fail to stop …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── WILLIAM SCOTT MILES v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00078 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 25, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur When she was between the seventh and eighth grades, K.M. lived with Mother and Miles in a house on Granner Circle …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── KENTON MATTHEW HALL v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00282 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 02, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Najam concur As of March of 2020, Maree had four children: A.N.-1, an 11-year-old daughter; A.N.-2, a 9-year-old son; E.N., an 8-year-old daughter; …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel Elifritz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00543 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 10, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Najam concur On November 28, 2017, a Columbus police officer initiated a traffic stop after he observed Elifritz driving a pick-up truck with a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── TYLER J DENNEY v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00526 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 10, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Dismissed Judge Najam and Judge Bailey concur Sometime on May 23, 2020, Denney played eighteen holes of golf with his friends. Denney drank approximately four or five …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J P v. J A ── Case No.: 22A-AD-00425 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 10, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam concurs. Judge Bailey concurs in result At all times relevant to this appeal, Mother and Biological Father were engaged in an on-again, off-again romantic relationship. O.M.K., born March 19, 2013, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Hipolito Ramirez Martinez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02797 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 10, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Molter concur K.R. was born in approximately November of 2007. Martinez and K.R.’s mother married in late 2015, when K.R. was approximately eight …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin Daniel Paxson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00689 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 23, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Crone concur In November of 2015, Paxson was convicted in Illinois of aggravated battery, a Class 3 felony. On January 21, 2021, Paxson …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── C T v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-JV-00609 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 23, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur On September 3, 2019, C.T. was placed on formal probation supervision after admitting to committing what would be Class A misdemeanor domestic battery and two counts …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── MICHAEL N. JACOBS v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00653 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 24, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Whitley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bailey concur Jacobs started dating Amy, L.H.’s mother, while she was pregnant with L.H. Jacobs is not L.H.’s biological father. Jacobs and Amy …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Henry Lee Savage v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02510 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 24, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Mathias concur On March 30, 2020, Savage was involved in a domestic altercation during which he pointed a gun at his then-girlfriend, K.L.G., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: J K v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JC-01054 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 26, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Clark Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Tavitas concur Mother is the biological mother of the Children.1 Ts.J. was born on April 15, 2005, and Tn.J. was born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chris McMullin v. Dorthy Nicole McMullin ── Case No.: 22A-DC-00392 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 30, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Warrick Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Weissmann concur Parents are the parents of two minor children, T.M. and A.M. (collectively, “the Children”). Their marriage was dissolved by way of a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tommy Townsend v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-PC-02285 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 06, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Pyle concur Our decision in Townsend’s direct appeal, handed down on November 5, 2015, establishes the facts and procedural history leading to his post-conviction …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Warren E Parks v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01129 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 07, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Union Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Robb concur Our decision in Parks’s first appeal instructs us as to the underlying facts leading to this appeal: In August 2006, the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Calvin R. Quertermous v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00764 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 09, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Posey Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Tavitas concur On July 24, 2021, Posey County Sheriff’s Deputy Bryan Hicks and Detective Kyle Reidford were driving in Posey County when they …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paul Svindland, et al. v. TA Dispatch LLC ── Case No.: 22A-CT-00774 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 14, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur In April of 2019, TA Dispatch entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) under the terms …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin Shawn Dyer v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01046 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 20, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marshall Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Pyle concur On November 29, 2020, officers with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department received information that Dyer was in his father’s home in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of M L ── Case No.: 22A-MH-00778 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 20, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Pyle concur M.L. has a history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusions, aggression, and he has resisted medication and treatment. Since 2016, he has been involuntarily committed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Pedro Albizu Diaz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00558 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 20, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur On July 21, 2021, I.F. left her apartment door “a little cracked” while she went across the hall to visit with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Karl W Morgan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02864 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 20, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Adams Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Pyle concur Between May 9, 2014 and November 19, 2015, Morgan engaged in numerous sex acts with S.M., who was between the ages …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gerardo Ruiz-Aviles v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00855 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 21, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wabash Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Pyle concur In June of 2018, Ruiz-Aviles and Serrano were friends and co-workers. RuizAviles was also friends with Maya-Sandoval, who was involved in the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeremy Pauley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01039 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 27, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Pyle concur On December 11, 2019, Pauley was observed to have committed a traffic infraction and was stopped by police. At the time, he …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Crystal R. McClintic v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00776 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 27, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Pyle concur In 2006, McClintic was convicted of Class B felony dealing in cocaine. On February 27, 2018, McClintic “knowingly or intentionally deliver[ed] …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── NIPSCO Industrial Group, et al. v. Northern Indiana Public Service Company, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-EX-00187 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 29, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Pyle concur On June 1, 2021, NIPSCO petitioned the Commission for approval of its TDSIC Plan for the period from June …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── LARRY PROUSE, III v. Miranda Prouse ── Case No.: 22A-DR-00697 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 04, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vigo Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Robb and Judge Pyle concur During Father and Mother’s marriage, they had Child together. In January of 2015, Mother petitioned for dissolution of her marriage …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Toby Wayne Lowry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00346 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 04, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vermillion County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Brown concur In April 2017, Lowry pleaded guilty to Level 2 felony dealing in methamphetamine, Level 4 felony possession …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── LARNELLE BOCOT v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00687 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 06, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Pyle concur Bocot and A.A. began living together in Indianapolis in March of 2020 and had a sexual relationship “sometimes.” Tr. Vol. II p. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew K. Cantrell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00488 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 06, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Pyle concur On May 6, 2021, A.G. and Cantrell began to argue. In an effort to avoid a fight, A.G. completed small tasks …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: C W v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JC-00928 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 19, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Monroe Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Case Summary C.W. (“Mother”) is the biological mother of A.S., B.S., C.S., and D.T. (collectively, “the Children”). The Department …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rolph Sterson Souffant v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01219 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 25, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Brown and Judge Pyle concur On December 28, 2021, Lafayette Police Sergeant Daubenmier1 and Officer Daniel Anthrop observed Souffant walking along …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas Ellison v. Trudi Ellison ── Case No.: 22A-DR-00858 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 25, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur In 2007, Husband and Wife dissolved their marriage. The trial court rendered a $32,500.00 judgment in favor of Wife in its decree of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin Michael Lacy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01087 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 26, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Pyle concur On May 21, 2019, for acts committed against Giselbach, Lacy pled guilty to Level 5 felony domestic battery resulting in serious …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lawerance Knighten v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00454 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 26, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Pyle concur Knighten is T.B.’s uncle and lived with his mother, Arlene Brandon, T.B.’s paternal grandmother, in Indianapolis. On January 18, 2018, when T.B. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Reva Capalla, et al. v. Wilbert Best, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-00657 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Harrison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Najam concur I. The Parties The Capallas owned businesses relating to the sale and distribution of alcohol, with Reva claiming ownership …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── D M v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-JV-00428 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 02, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur On May 27, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Jon King was patrolling a known high-crime area in his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jimmy Joe Tomlin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01586 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 16, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Fayette Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Pyle concur On November 7, 2018, the State charged Tomlin with Level 5 felony dealing in methamphetamine and Level 6 felony maintaining a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shawn L. Beasley v. Harrison County Board of Commissioners ── Case No.: 22A-CP-00673 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 16, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Harrison Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Pyle and Judge Altice concur Beasley owns real property located at 6172 Old Lanesville Road NE, in Georgetown, Harrison County, Indiana. The Board is …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Stevi Sepulveda v. Jose Sepulveda ── Case No.: 22A-DC-01415 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge May concur [2] Parents were married on June 7, 2011. They are the parents of A.S., born October 2, 2013, and Z.S., born May 21, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Scottsdale Insurance Company, et al. v. Harsco Corporation ── Case No.: 21A-PL-02483 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge May concur In the Spring of 2007, Harsco and PPL entered into the PPL Contract to install and maintain …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy Stabosz v. Shaw Friedman ── Case No.: 22A-PL-00541 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 22, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur In the early morning hours of January 6, 2021,1 Stabosz sent an email to LaPorte County Commissioners Joseph Haney, Sheila Matias, and Richard …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sophia Danley Edwards, et al. v. City of Carmel, Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CT-00520 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 22, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Pyle concur In 2017, S.E. attended a summer camp organized and administered by the Parks Department. Registration and payment for …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C Q v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-01353 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 28, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Pyle concur Father is the biological father of the Children, Com.Q born in 2014, and M.Q. born in 2016.1 On October …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bobby N. Truitt, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01274 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 28, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Pyle concur On September 26, 2020, Lovins bonded Truitt out of the Johnson County Jail and returned with him to her Bartholomew …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nickalas James Kedrowitz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00457 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 28, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Altice concur In the spring of 2017, Kedrowitz was thirteen years old and lived in Ripley County with Christina McCartney (his mother), Stephen …
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Neutral
── Adam M Selbee v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-01642 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 29, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Beginning in July of 2016, Selbee, using combustibles or ignitable liquid, set five structure fires and three “hay bale fires.” Ex. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ronald E Davidhizar v. City of Goshen, Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PL-01006 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Pyle concur Goshen Building Inspector Travis Eash conducted an inspection of the Property, owned by Davidhizar, on November 18, 2020. On December …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── In the Matter of KG ── Case No.: 22A-MI-00502 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Orange Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Bailey and Judge Pyle concur Child was born on June 24, 2009. Mother is the Child’s mother. Child informed Mother that Child identified …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Austin James Frawley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00004 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Pyle concur In October of 2017, Frawley and Breese began dating. By October of 2019, their relationship had become strained with Frawley suspecting …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Board of Commissioners of Delaware County, Indiana v. AR Engineering, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-MI-01533 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 07, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Blackford Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur Our decision in a prior appeal in this case instructs as to the underlying facts: …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: D T v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-JT-01545 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 08, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Pyle concur Child was born to Mother on June 19, 2019. On December 2, 2019, DCS received a report stating that Child and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Supervised Estate: Tracy Robinson v. Ralph Robinson, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-ES-00854 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 14, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Pyle concur Daniel died on September 17, 2017. A dispute subsequently arose between his children regarding the execution of his estate …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: R H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-01190 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Pike Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Altice concur 1 Father does not participate in this appeal. [2] Child was born to Mother on April 21, 2020. Both …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JONATHAN G. HERNANDEZ v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00950 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur During the late evening of March 9, 2021, Hernandez drove his mother’s car to the Ashley Court neighborhood of Goshen. Hernandez …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin L Girdler v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00546 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Switzerland Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Pyle concur In June of 2018, Moore and Dennis were living together as a couple in a mobile home in Switzerland County, Indiana. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles A. Harrison v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01246 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 16, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: DeKalb Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Pyle concur In July of 2020, the State charged Harrison with Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class A misdemeanor possession of a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── George L Wallace v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01511 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 20, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur In 2007, Wallace pled guilty to class C felony auto theft, class D felony resisting law enforcement, and class D felony …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason Michael Weaver v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01209 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 20, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur J.W., born in 2004, is the biological daughter of Weaver. When she was seven years old, J.W. lived with Weaver in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── LEVI ANTWAIN LORD v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01755 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Pyle concur In 2020, then-forty-seven-year-old Lord and his ex-wife, T.H., lived with T.H.’s eight children, including then-twelve-year-old S.H. Starting when S.H. was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A A v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-JV-01331 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Clinton Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Pyle concur On January 27, 2021, under cause number 12C01-2101-JD-29 (“Cause No. JD29”), the State alleged that A.A. was a delinquent child for having …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chad Aaron Farmer v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01048 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Pyle concur Donald Berry allowed Farmer and Corn to live with him in his Richmond apartment. Berry’s girlfriend, Miranda Smith, and her six-year-old …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Pekin Insurance Company , et al. v. Grove U.S. L.L.C. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-02208 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 28, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Warrick Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Pyle concur On September 3, 2019, Appellants filed a complaint alleging negligence, strictproducts-liability, and breach-of-warranty claims against Custom Truck and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John S Wagner, et al. v. United Farm Family Mutual Insurance Company ── Case No.: 22A-PL-01419 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Carroll Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Tavitas concur The Wagners own the House on Lake Freeman. Farm Bureau insures the House with the Policy. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Steven Brian Nail v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01674 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 17, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Pyle concur On August 16, 2020, Nail encountered Burk Jones, whom he had observed for a number of months and did not like. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jose Antonio Gutierrez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-01513 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 17, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Pyle concur [3] Our memorandum decision in Gutierrez’s direct appeal, which was handed down on October 21, 2016, instructs us to the underlying …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: K T, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-JT-01568 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 19, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Tavitas concur Child, born on July 1, 2011, is the biological child of Mother and Father, who …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: D B v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-JT-02230 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 20, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Mother has a history of serious mental-health issues requiring placements in residential treatment facilities, including a placement …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JAMES OLAOYE v. GALAXY INTERNATIONAL PURCHASING, LLC ── Case No.: 22A-CC-01905 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Mathias concur WebBank issued a loan in the amount of $40,000.00 to Olaoye on September 19, 2017. Pursuant to the terms …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles R. Knight, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01361 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Brown Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur On October 15, 2021, Knight used a hammer to break into The Chocolate Moose, an ice cream shop in Nashville …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Hugh Scott, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01025 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur On March 22, 2018, Ward had a root canal performed on one of her front teeth by Dr. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christ Fenderson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02242 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On July 1, 2021, Fenderson went to Angel Beauty Extension Wigs and More store in Gary and forcefully took $500.00 from Samir …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alexander Brian Porter v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02072 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Greene Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Between November of 2020 and January of 2021, then-twenty-one-year-old Porter engaged in sexual conduct with then-thirteen-year-old A.M. Some of this conduct …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon L. Beeman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01999 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur In 2013, the State charged Beeman with operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator for life as a Class C …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ebonie Nashae Craig v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01764 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On August 30, 2019, Craig went to the School to discuss safety concerns she had about one of her daughters. Craig …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── TORRECE TAHITA MILTON v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01514 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur [3] Starting in 2014, Angel engaged in a romantic relationship with Shawn, the father of her three children. While Angel was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: P F v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-02099 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 07, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Blackford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Child was born to Mother on October 17, 2018. Although Mother’s thenhusband was initially presumed to be Child’s father, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Larry Dee Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01490 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 07, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On the night of August 17, 2019, Officer Wolf was watching for traffic violations when he used radar and detected a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Miranda's Auto Body Tire Shop v. Lee Hayes ── Case No.: 22A-SC-01896 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 10, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Lee Hayes filed a small claims action against the Shop on June 10, 2022, alleging that the Shop had failed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brody Alan Gilmore v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01273 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On the night of June 21, 2021, Gilmore, Ryker, Shelton, and Kyle Shuck drank alcohol at a couple of Lafayette bars, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Perry Jones v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-02213 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 14, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur The underlying facts, as originally set forth in Jones’s direct appeal, are as follows: On August 24, 1993, Kokomo police officers Deric …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JOSEPH C ROSS v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01886 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 22, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On August 3, 2021, Officer Dellarosa was patrolling near Beech Grove High School. While there, he observed a vehicle strike a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Larry Randolph v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-PC-02410 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 03, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur [3] Our decision in Randolph’s direct appeal sets forth the underlying facts relating to his convictions: In 2003, Randolph began dating J.E.’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christy Kenworthy v. Lyons Ins & Real Estate Inc , et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CC-01375 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wayne Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur [2] In 2014, Lyons sued Kenworthy, claiming that Kenworthy had withheld WCIS distributions and that she …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Pedro H Rivera v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02519 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 17, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Dubois Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On March 19, 2021, Rivera and Ramirez-Garcia were working as upholsters at Best Chairs in Ferdinand. The two were conversing in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David C Singleton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01155 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 20, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Kenworthy concur On October 6, 2020, the State charged Singleton with Level 3 felony burglary and Level 6 felony domestic battery. In January …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevoszia J. Winston v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01455 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 27, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On the morning of January 9, 2020, Winston visited Ross, Rhodes, and Barton at their Muncie apartment to buy marijuana. The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── T R v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-JV-02309 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 31, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Washington Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur T.R. was born on December 18, 2006. At all times relevant to this appeal, T.R.’s grandparents were his legal guardians. On October …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin Garner v. Katrina Garner ── Case No.: 22A-DC-02450 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 10, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Child was born to Parents on November 24, 2007. Parents were divorced on March 15, 2021. Following Parents’ divorce, Mother was awarded physical …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Richard Lee Beavers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02770 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 12, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On February 3, 2020, Beavers, “in a public place or place of public resort,” knowingly or intentionally fondled his genitals and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Evansville Automotive, LLC v. Penelope Rose Fritchley b/n/f Samantha Labno-Fritchley, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-01601 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 12, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On February 11, 2018, sadly, John was in the process of removing the top …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Superior Oil Company, Inc v. Evansville Automotive, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-01595 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 12, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Superior manufactures a product called S-1693, which is a mixture of eight percent isopropanol and ninety-two …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Richard A. Wetmore v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00036 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 17, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On May 24, 2020, Wetmore severely beat Jimmy Simpson in Cass County, resulting in extensive subcutaneous emphysema, a shattered …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J B v. K S ── Case No.: 22A-AD-02722 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 17, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Huntington Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur The Children are twins who were born to Mother and Father (collectively, “Parents”) on January 2, 2014. Parents, who were never married, “ended …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew Lee Thomas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02086 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 17, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias concurs. Judge May dissents On January 16, 2019, Thomas was driving in Evansville when he was stopped for failing to signal a turn. Thomas exited …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Moses Hardin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02620 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 19, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On July 6, 2022, Evansville Police Officers Matthew Tevault and Stephan Welcher were dispatched to ABK, a probation-services company. Upon arriving at …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles Thomas Bookwalter v. Indiana Election Commission, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-01981 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 19, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On January 6, 2022, Bookwalter submitted to the Indiana Election Division form CAN-2, declaration of candidacy for primary nomination …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lacy Elizabeth Baker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02721 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 21, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On January 18, 2022, Baker pled guilty to Level 6 felony obtaining a controlled substance through fraud or …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ryan Gibbs v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02673 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 21, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Gibbs and Stoebick were married from 2015 until 2021. Their relationship was contentious throughout their marriage, with Stoebick leaving “just after Thanksgiving, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin Leon Doughty v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01971 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 21, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: LaGrange Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur D.G. was born in August of 2004. D.G.’s biological father left Mother, D.G., and her siblings when they were young, which …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of L D ── Case No.: 22A-MH-02887 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 27, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On October 26, 2022, the Medical Center applied for an emergency detention of L.D. following reports that she was approaching others “with a machete …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John D Amos v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02187 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 27, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Edward Trammell lives in a home on Broadway Street (“the Broadway House”) with his grandson, Javion. The Broadway …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Walter Thomas Orndorff v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02696 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 28, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On June 2, 2021, eleven-year-old L.C. went to retrieve her brother’s baseball hat out of her father’s truck, which was parked …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── DeJon James v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02892 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 04, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On October 17, 2021, James, Da’Rayla Owens, and La’Quishiana Johnson were “playing with” firearms in James’s and Owens’s home when …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J C v. D C ── Case No.: 22A-PO-02637 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 04, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Knox Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On July 21, 2021, Wife filed petitioned for the dissolution of her marriage to Husband in cause number 42C01-2107-DC-000132. On January 18, 2022, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: S J v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JC-02558 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 11, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Father is the father of the Children.1 A.M.J. was born on March 24, 2010, and A.L.J. was born on June 20, 2012. On …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Freida A Starks v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02190 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 11, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur 1 We held oral argument in this case on April 11, 2023, at Wabash College. We commend counsel …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Porfirio Marin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-03006 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 16, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Marin was born in Mexico on September 15, 1984. Marin has resided in the United States since he was four years old …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Ryan Wiedenhaupt v. Desiree Perry ── Case No.: 22A-JP-02655 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 16, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Child was born on June 14, 2016. Father was present for Child’s birth; however, unsure that he was Child’s biological father, he …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David E Jackson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02693 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 17, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Between 2014 and 2018, when Jackson was over thirty years old, he repeatedly and “on numerous occasions” molested …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Pavel Nery-Gonzalez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01876 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 19, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur On August 16, 2019, Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputy T.J. Brown responded to a dispatch reporting a tractor-trailer stopped in the right lane …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gordon McIntosh v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00305 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 22, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur On June 27, 2022, McIntosh became angry with his partner, Patricia Hauser, regarding a motorcycle title and strangled her. According to the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christine Cosme, et al. v. Debora A Warfield, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-01897 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 22, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Rehearing Judge May and Judge Mathias concur The Cosmes have petitioned for rehearing, again arguing that judgment on the evidence was inappropriate and noting a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew Underhill v. Kimberly Underhill ── Case No.: 22A-MI-03058 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 08, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Daviess Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur [2] In 2002, Paul passed away, leaving behind, inter alia, the Property. Paul’s four children, Matt, Joe, Nicole, and Nick, each …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Emad Samir Rezk Ayad v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02669 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 08, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur On May 7, 2020, eighteen-year-old A.G. lived with her parents in Carmel. After A.G.’s parents went to sleep, A.G. snuck …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Demareyon Robinson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02593 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 08, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur During the early afternoon hours of October 29, 2020, Malone and his girlfriend, Sierra Thompson, were sitting in the living room of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indiana Board of Pharmacy, et al. v. Paul J Elmer ── Case No.: 22A-PL-01811 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 08, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Rehearing Judge Robb and Judge Pyle concur [1] On January 2, 2020, after the Indiana Board of Pharmacy (“the Board”) revoked Paul Elmer’s expired pharmacist’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William D. Titus v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00387 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 14, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur In the Summer of 2022, Titus and Luse lived together. As Titus slept during the early morning hours of July 27, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David A Anzelmo v. Elizabeth M. Warren ── Case No.: 23A-DR-00225 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 14, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: DeKalb Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur Mother and Father were previously married and are the parents of two children, born in 2001 and 2006. On October 1, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Supervised Estate: Ann Bricker v. Dennis L. Bricker ── Case No.: 23A-ES-00003 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 23, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hancock Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur During their marriage, Gene and Ann had three children, including Dennis. On December 3, 2019, Gene executed the POD Designation …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chase E Adams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02859 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 30, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur On October 3, 2020, Adams lived at 2308 South Hackley Street in Muncie, and Dines, Alicia Atkinson, Katie Morrison, and Morrison …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Z C v. Review Board ── Case No.: 23A-EX-00377 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 13, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur During 2020 and 2021, Z.C. intermittently taught online courses for multiple universities. Z.C. taught courses for eight or fifteen weeks and was paid for each course. Beginning …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J E v. T E, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-AD-00191 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 13, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur Father and Mother are the biological parents of J.J.E., born January 14, 2009, and M.E., born February 3, 2010. T.E. is …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Randy Pitts v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-01815 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 13, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur In March of 2017, Pitts pled guilty under Cause Number 49G05-1508-F1-28283 to three counts of Level 1 felony rape, one count of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00128 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Warrick Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann concurs. Judge Riley dissents During the summer of 2018, then-eight-year-old L.B. lived in Folsomville with her mother (“Mother”), siblings, and Smith, who had been Mother’s boyfriend …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin M Alexander v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-01621 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 24, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur Over the course of eleven days from December 31, 2012, to January 11, 2013, Alexander committed a series of crimes. Our …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin Alexander v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-01612 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 24, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur Over the course of eleven days from December 31, 2012, to January 11, 2013, Alexander committed a series of crimes. Our prior …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kurt James Kemp v. Mark Sevier ── Case No.: 22A-MI-02527 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 25, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Henry Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Kenworthy concur Kemp is currently incarcerated in the DOC after having been convicted of child exploitation, possession of child pornography, and voyeurism. While serving …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Judy Caroline Moore v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-03027 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 26, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jasper Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur In early 2015, Moore and Alliss both lived in the Serenity Terrace apartment complex in Rensselaer. Desiree Wanda and her mother, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Vannin Healthcare Global LTD v. Illumination International LLC ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00096 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur On November 3, 2020, Illumination, represented by its CEO and President I Yang Li, entered into a contract (“the Agreement”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kristin Varnhagen v. David Varnhagen ── Case No.: 22A-DC-03057 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 10, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur K.V. was born to Mother and Father in 2009 while they were married. K.V. has been diagnosed with an emotional disability exhibited by …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── AIDAN C. BURKINS v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01867 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 15, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Kenworthy concur Burkins met Campion and Clark at work, and they would often spend time with one another outside of work, which continued …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gregory Brown, et al. v. Timothy S. Schafer, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-00012 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 17, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Brown concur In a decision from a prior appeal, we set out the facts relating to the underlying …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeffrey L Foster, et al. v. First Merchants Bank, N.A. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00473 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 23, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Benton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur In a related underlying action, the Bank sought to enforce a promissory note against Treslong Dairy, LLC (“Treslong …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Roger Oswaldo Mendez-Vasquez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00226 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 23, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley concurs. Judge Weissmann dissents On February 24, 2022, Officer Ryder was following a black truck driven by Mendez-Vasquez westbound on 96th Street in Hamilton County …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kyle D. Budimir v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00017 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 23, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: White Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur On July 18, 2021, Marshal Young was on patrol when he spotted a vehicle being driven by Bianca Roberts, whose license …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: B T, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JC-03051 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 23, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Boone Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur Parents are the adoptive parents of A.T., who was born on June …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Axia Holdings LLC, et al. v. Arieona Bell, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00730 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 24, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur I. History of the Property George and Elizabeth Babbitt (collectively, “the Babbitts”) are the former owners of the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon Dewayne Gage v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00477 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 24, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur In March of 2019, Gage was involved in a domestic incident with his wife, which resulted in a neighbor calling 911. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mark S Lea v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00078 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 24, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur On April 28, 2022, Officer Shane Zakhi was working as a confinement officer through the Allen County Sheriff’s Department and conducting …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Donald E. Hicks v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02941 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 24, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur On the evening of June 29, 2020, M.M. and her friend S.D. went to a bonfire in Middlebury. Before the pair …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tianna Monique Holmes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00137 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 29, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur By November of 2020, Holmes had been living with Keaton for a couple of months. On the evening of November 8, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eldridge Fisher v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00847 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 13, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur In 2013, a jury found Fisher guilty of Class B felony cocaine dealing and, on August 19, 2013, the trial court sentenced …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Craig Allen Modesitt v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00614 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 13, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur On August 28, 2021, police officers responded to a report of shots fired near the area of Stair Road and County …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── T J v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-JV-00600 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 13, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Gibson Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur T.J. was born on September 18, 2007. On January 9, 2023, officers with the Princeton Police Department were dispatched to the home …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ajay Kumar v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02848 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 13, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur On May 1, 2021, Kumar walked up to a group of young girls who had come to Indianapolis for a volleyball tournament. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Jordan A. Taylor v. Kyle C Hopper ── Case No.: 23A-JP-00781 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Miami Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur In June of 2016, J.H. was born to Mother and Father. At one point, Mother and Father had had joint …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chloe Rouse v. Zuluscape LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-SC-00503 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 21, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Case Summary Following apparent eviction proceedings, Chloe Rouse filed suit against Zuluscape LLC (“Zuluscape”) in the Perry Township small-claims court. On February 8, 2023, the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Miguel Enrique Delfin Cruz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00521 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 22, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur On August 5, 2020, Cruz and his girlfriend had had a dispute and had broken …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Drew Shepherd v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00234 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 27, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur During October of 2018, Shepherd sold methamphetamine on two occasions to a CI. On October 26, 2018, the State charged Shepherd with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joe Alcozar, et al. v. Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center of Northern Indiana, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-00909 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 28, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Mathias concur FILED Sep 28 2023, 8:45 am CLERK Indiana Supreme Court …
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Neutral
── Danate Lowe v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00504 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 04, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur On the afternoon of April 12, 2021, sixteen-year-old Rivera; his brother; his girlfriend, Yesenia Navarro; and Hardin were with Rivera’s dogs …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brione Donta Jackson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02524 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 04, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur At approximately 2:40 a.m. on March 1, 2022, Carmel Police Officer Thomas Szybowski was patrolling the parking lot of the Extended …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── R W v. T Y ── Case No.: 23A-PO-01201 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 05, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur R.W. and T.Y. are next-door neighbors in Bloomington. On March 23, 2023, T.Y. petitioned for a permanent order for protection against R.W., alleging …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason R Doolittle v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00524 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 06, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Doolittle is the biological father of A.D., who turned twelve in June of 2021. During the summer of 2021, A.D. lived …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jamar Gaddis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00796 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Gaddis and A.P. began living together around 2008. At some point, they started “[c]asually dating” each other, which involved …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── London Witte Group, LLC v. City of Marion ── Case No.: 22A-MI-02060 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Grant Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur 1 As is stated above, this matter has previously come before both this Court and the Indiana Supreme Court. Our …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jonathan Lee Washington v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00872 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 11, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur On August 13, 2020, officers with the Lafayette Police Department observed Washington driving a vehicle with an expired plate. Officers also …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin L Martin v. T Wellington, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-00830 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 18, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Martin is currently incarcerated in the Department of Correction (“DOC”) after having been found guilty of murder, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Juwan Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00093 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 18, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Brown Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur On August 4, 2016, officers with the Edinburgh Police Department were dispatched to the Edinburgh Outlet Mall regarding a theft in progress …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── B W v. A C, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-AD-01181 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 20, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Mother and Father are the biological parents of Child, who was born in July of 2017 and has resided with Grandparents in Lake County since …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ashlyn E. Cox v. Anonymous Physician A, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-MI-00534 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wayne Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann concurs. Judge Riley dissents [2] On March 27, 2019, Cox filed a complaint for damages under the MMA. On May 2, 2019, the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: J.C. Cheshire v. Jessica Himebaugh ── Case No.: 23A-JP-01256 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 30, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Harrison Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Child was born to Mother on December 6, 2016. Mother has lived in the same home in West Baden Springs since Child’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mecca K. Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00897 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 30, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur On October 15, 2022, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Ryan Lundy received a report that multiple juveniles or teenagers were flashing or …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── City of Carmel v. Barham Investments, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-02399 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 30, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Mathias concur In December of 2017, Carmel exercised its eminent-domain power to construct the Project. In doing so, Carmel …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ricardo Sandoval, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00643 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur 1 Of the remaining counts, the State dismissed one count, the trial court granted Sandoval’s request for a directed verdict on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jennie Wheat v. Phillip D Morgan, Jr. ── Case No.: 23A-DR-00195 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 09, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur After Mother and Father’s marriage dissolution in 2015, they co-parented the Children “relatively peacefully” in accordance …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Angela Dawson, et al. v. Rita Delliquadri, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-01119 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 27, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Forty Acre is an agricultural cooperative located in Minnesota, and Dawson is its president, director, and registered agent. Between …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Donald Brown v. Jassica Brown ── Case No.: 23A-DC-00887 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 28, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur The parties married on April 29, 2013, and are the parents of one child. During the course of the parties’ marriage, Wife worked …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason Seth Perry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-00544 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 28, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Posey Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Prior to May of 2013, Perry and Jessica Tice had been involved in a volatile relationship and shared a son. On …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cheryl L. Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01531 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 07, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jay Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur In early March of 2022, Tyler White reported to law enforcement that, for the past several months, he had observed, in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert L. Thurman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01020 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 07, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur On July 17, 2018, Officer Stewart conducted a traffic stop of a van after the driver had failed to signal a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jhanika R. Nance v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01354 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 08, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur On November 4, 2020, Nance “was placed on Madison County Work Release under cause number 48C01-1810-F6-2718 for the original charge of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Deamonta Lavaughn McIntyre v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01443 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur On December 8, 2022, McIntyre conspired with Jaylin Stovall to rob Christian Arciniega during a drug deal. McIntyre arranged to purchase …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Larry Hicks, et al. v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I., et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-01263 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur In July of 2020, after a vehicular accident, the Hickses sued American Family and its …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony Hutchens v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00918 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 18, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur On March 12, 2021, six-year-old G.R. and a friend went to a playground in her apartment complex and played with Hutchens, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Maria Del Carmen Casimiro v. Guillermo F Romero ── Case No.: 23A-DC-00193 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 19, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik concurs. Judge Brown dissents [2] In January of 2016, Maria and Guillermo were married. They had had two children together prior to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: T D, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01338 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Child was born to Parents on May 23, 2021. DCS became involved with the family on October …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael A Wilson v. Lippert Components Inc. ── Case No.: 23A-SC-01788 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 28, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur In a dispute, the dimensions of which are not entirely clear from the record on appeal but appears to involve claims …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Lloyd Huss v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00709 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 28, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Kenworthy concur On August 4, 2022, Marshal Bullock received a tip from a confidential informant that Huss had been using and selling illegal …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shawn Tyler Miller v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01793 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur In December of 2022, Miller had a domestic dispute with his girlfriend, after which the State charged him with two counts …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cordero L Miller v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01734 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur At approximately 1:14 a.m. on September 25, 2022, four persons were shot outside the Serenity Lounge in Hammond, Indiana. Surveillance footage …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Parimala Kumaresan v. Arul Antony George ── Case No.: 23A-DC-01304 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 04, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Parents were married in May of 2012, and A.A., born in November of 2014, and S.A., born in August of 2020 (collectively, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── The Monroe v. Lillie Watson, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-SC-01294 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 04, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Floyd Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik concurs. Judge Brown concurs in result Watson and Dotson moved into the apartment complex in November of 2021. They moved out of the apartment complex …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── F G v. D K, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-AD-01902 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 17, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Child was born to Father and T.T. (“Mother”) on January 20, 2021. Appellees have cared for Child “essentially since birth” due to Mother’s and Father’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Christian Cotto v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00252 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 17, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur We have previously affirmed Nelson’s conviction and our decision in that case relates the relevant facts as follows: Nelson met [Cotto], …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Richard Joseph Hopkins v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01506 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 19, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marshall Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur Around 4:00 a.m. on October 12, 2021, in Marshall County, a man, later identified to be Hopkins, appeared to be unresponsive …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edgerock Development, LLC, et al. v. C. H. Garmong & Son Inc, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-01968 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 19, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Weissmann concur Case Summary EdgeRock Development LLC (“EdgeRock”) contracted with C.H. Garmong & …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edward Tyrone Nance, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01680 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In January of 2022, members of the Evansville drug-task force received multiple tips indicating that Glynn Petticord had been seen …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kenyonn Sincere v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01172 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 29, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Weissmann concur At all times relevant to this appeal, Cassandra Miller owned the Shop. On August 31, 2021, Miller and Ashley Wagner were working …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kayla E. Hart v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02031 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jay Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Foley concur On April 18, 2022, Tina Schofner was at her apartment in Portland with her daughter Teresa Collins, Collins’s six- or seven-year-old …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Billy R Miles v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01838 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Putnam Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On October 17, 2022, Miles was on vacation in Alabama with his family, including his two sixteen-year-old grandchildren, M.B.1 and M.B.2. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Billy Weathers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00856 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On April 9, 2021, IMPD received an anonymous tip that Weathers, who was asserted to live at 4209 North Lasalle Street and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas DeCola v. Matt H. & Anne L. Sheafer ── Case No.: 23A-PL-02071 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jasper Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On October 4, 2017, DeCola purchased tax sale certificates for the Parcels which had been owned by U.S. Railroad …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Ray Hall v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02175 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On December 18, 2022, Huntington Patrol Officer Jordan Corral was on patrol when he observed a black or dark-colored Cadillac Escalade …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Paul Allen v. Hammond Hohman LLC ── Case No.: 23A-PL-01936 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur In 2010, Allen began renting office space from Hohman pursuant to the Lease, which provided, in part, as follows: “Should the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Amanda Percifield, et al. v. Morgan County Plan Commission ── Case No.: 23A-MI-02039 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 07, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur The Percifields live in rural Morgan County, and their next-door neighbors are the Harrises, with whom they have …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Brent Gregory v. Tatsiana Gregory ── Case No.: 23A-JP-01801 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 07, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In 2015, Father and Mother, a citizen of the Republic of Belarus, met in Indianapolis while Mother was on a work-exchange program. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin M. Schoeff v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01262 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 08, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur Melissa Frye and Schoeff were married in 2001 and have two children together, Lo.S. and La.S. Schoeff began molesting Lo.S. when …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Supervised Estate: Timothy Rector v. Kathy Lynch, PR of the Estate of Loretta ── Case No.: 23A-ES-02168 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 14, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jasper Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur [2] Loretta had eight children: Debra Smith, Ronald Rector, Michael Rector, Kathy Lynch, Timothy Rector, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: M W, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01933 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 14, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In October of 2020, DCS became involved with the Children after it had received a report that Mother and the Children …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lakesha Mitchell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01449 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 14, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In March of 2022, Mitchell was living at her mother’s apartment in Indianapolis while serving a sentence in community corrections. As a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Trent R Anderson v. Jennifer Anderson ── Case No.: 23A-DR-02324 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 20, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur Parents were married on October 29, 2004, and their divorce was finalized on July 12, 2011. Two minor children, R.A. and A.A., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joshua Stewart Simons v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02379 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Ohio Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On January 5, 2023, Simons took two packages from the porch of a home in Rising Sun. Eight days later, the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel E Payne v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02350 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In November 2020, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Department began investigating a series of thefts of catalytic converters from commercial vehicles. When …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel Joseph Martin, Sr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02115 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On April 18, 2021, Lindsey Holderfield drove to a friend’s house. While Holderfield’s friend was not there, Martin, Holderfield’s ex-boyfriend, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C S v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01723 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In September of 2021, DCS petitioned the juvenile court to find the Children to be CHINS based …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Barry Neary v. Kathy Ann Neary ── Case No.: 23A-DN-02801 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 01, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur Husband and Wife were married in 2009, and Husband petitioned for dissolution of the marriage in 2023. The only contested issues in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Derrick Darnell Green v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02331 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 01, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In July of 2019, the State charged Green with Level 3 felony aggravated battery, Level 5 felony domestic battery resulting in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Adam T. Beaty v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02069 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 01, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On December 15, 2021, Store manager Jeffrey Brinson was notified by an employee of a potential theft. Brinson reviewed surveillance footage …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Harold Gene France v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02019 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 01, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur W.W. was born in December of 2001 and, in October of 2017, lived in East Chicago. On the evening of October …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Austin D Doremus v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01791 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 04, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On December 5, 2022, then-sixteen-year-old Doremus took his then-six-yearold nephew into a room, pulled down his nephew’s pants, inserted his penis …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Billy Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-MI-02363 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 08, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On March 3, 2022, police arrested Williams and seized a Jeep and $10,848.00. The State alleged that the currency had been furnished, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: T M, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-02485 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 12, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Cass Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur Child was born to Parents on September 29, 2020. On July 10, 2022, DCS received a report …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William R Bogner v. Rebecca S Bogner ── Case No.: 23A-DN-02419 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 12, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Fulton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In 2012, Husband and Wife were married. During the marriage, Husband’s mother transferred the Remainder Interest in 136 acres of farmland …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bie Ma Dau v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02435 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On December 6, 2022, Dau, while intoxicated, was involved in an accident which resulted in serious bodily injury to Amy Wilson. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── LeDarien Devontae Deshon Gregory v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02294 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 20, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur According to the parties’ stipulated factual basis, on August 11, 2021, Gregory went to Bosco Family Motors in Hobart and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Faith Elise Jones v. Deven Alan Strader ── Case No.: 23A-JP-02145 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 20, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur Child was born to the unmarried Mother and Father on May 6, 2021, and, for a while, Mother was Child’s legal custodian and primary …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Dillon Gunter v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02104 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 27, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur Gunter pled guilty to Level 6 felony invasion of privacy and, on September 15, 2022, the trial court sentenced him to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Keith Allen Ball v. John Plasse, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-SC-01366 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 01, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vigo Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In March of 2022, Ball allegedly suffered a head wound when another inmate at the Jail fell on him. Ball …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew Rumsey v. Kayla Ellenwood ── Case No.: 23A-DC-02395 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 02, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On August 25, 2021, Mother gave birth to Child, whose father is Father. Mother and Father were married on May 1, 2022, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sylvester Ford v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00697 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 02, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur Prior to 2020, Ford had lived with and been adopted by Martha. In early 2020, Ford had been removed from Martha’s home …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: R B v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-02614 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 16, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Perry Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur Child was born to Mother on December 23, 2015.1 Including Child, Mother has a total of four children but, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Steven C. Clear v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00170 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 18, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On May 30, 2018, after having been convicted of Level 5 felony OWI, Clear was sentenced to an eleven-year term of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Richard A. Colvin v. George M. Taylor ── Case No.: 23A-MF-02053 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 18, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Henry Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In 2006, the Colvins entered into the Contract with Taylor. In March of 2020, Taylor initiated foreclosure proceedings against Colvin, allegedly …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brian Randy Vanauken v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01573 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 19, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wells Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In December of 2020, forty-year-old Van Auken met thirteen-year-old D.M.1 on Grindr, an adult dating website. In an attempt to circumvent …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Pious Trans Inc., et al. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London ── Case No.: 23A-PL-03044 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 22, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hancock Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On July 6, 2020, Pious hired Singh, who held a Class A CDL (issued to him by …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: W A v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01966 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Knox Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In April of 2021, Child was in Father’s custody, but actually living with a couple who were friends of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joe Chuck Pittman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00710 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In early 2019, William Hawkins sold marijuana out of a house on Madison Street (“the House”) in Gary. Hawkins would travel …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Richard A. Evans v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02564 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 29, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In April of 2022, Meguel Ramirez lived on South Hawthorne Street in Indianapolis with his girlfriend Georgia Osman and Osman’s daughter. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of J S ── Case No.: 23A-MH-02405 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 29, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur J.S., who was generally residing with his mother and brother at the time, admitted himself to the Stress Center five times in 2023, with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Huspon v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02752 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 01, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In its opinion addressing Huspon’s direct appeal of his convictions and sentence, the Indiana Supreme Court delineated the following facts: At approximately 5:30 a.m. on December …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: A T v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-JC-02952 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 02, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur B.S. was born on November 10, 2012, while Mother was incarcerated. Mother was in prison between 2013 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nike Lani Haynie v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01543 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 06, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur At some point in mid-2020, the then-seventeen-year-old Haynie met Sherwood on a “gay dating app called Jacked.” Tr. Vol. III p. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── T C, et al. v. H H ── Case No.: 23A-AD-01993 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 13, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Miami Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In 2018, the Children were in Mother’s care. In June of 2018, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) petitioned the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joanna M Stoner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03061 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 16, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On June 19, 2023, Stoner pled guilty to Level 6 felony operating a vehicle while intoxicated and admitted that she was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of N H ── Case No.: 23A-MH-02828 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 16, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On October 23, 2023, the Hospital filed an Application for Emergency Detention requesting continued emergency detention of then-twenty-sevenyear-old N.H. The attesting physician represented that …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Airick Leemonz Green v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02445 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 16, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur Late in the evening of December 24, 2022 (or early the next morning), Green was celebrating Christmas at Allen’s home when …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edmande Ramone Hill v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02310 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 16, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On December 8, 2021, Teshka was driving in South Bend with his two children when Hill, driving …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher Lambert v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02252 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 21, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On October 25, 2022, Lambert rear-ended James Gedda’s vehicle at a stoplight in Merrillville. Officer George Fields responded to the scene and, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew C Derouin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02741 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 28, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In September of 2019, R.E. (“Mother”) was engaged to Derouin. She and her then-fifteen-month-old daughter, A.E., lived with Derouin in Bicknell. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Unsupervised Estate: Estate of Anna F. Ward by Angela Mainstone v. Kristen Nicole Wireman ── Case No.: 23A-EU-01623 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 28, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Pulaski Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur Husband and Wife were married for approximately forty years, and, during the course of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: L C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JC-03072 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Boone Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In May of 2023, Officer John Pogorov of the Whitestown Police Department received a call that Mother was wanted …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chedric Demetrius Wright v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00001 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 11, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On May 31, 2022, Wright pled guilty in Cause No. F3-15 to Level 4 felony possession of a firearm by an …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tracy A. Toddy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00508 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 14, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On March 10, 2022, Toddy “caus[ed] a crash” while operating his vehicle in Bartholomew County. Tr. Vol. II p. 9. Burton …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Richard Short v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-03119 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 18, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In 2009, Short was serving a prison sentence when the State charged him with Class B felony prisoner possessing a dangerous device …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Derron Fuller v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02842 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 20, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In early November of 2015, Stubblefield was twenty years old; lived with her mother, Thelma Thomas, in Merrillville; attended Calumet College in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tabais Kenja Davis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02469 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 21, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In the early morning hours of September 9, 2022, Officers Spadafora and Jackson were on patrol in an area of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew Sanchez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00368 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 25, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In May of 2023, Sanchez and his wife of seven years, Jessica, were experiencing marital problems. Sanchez had, at some point, threatened …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kasey Wayne Couch v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03116 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 25, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Switzerland Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On August 18, 2017, police were dispatched to a parking lot of a liquor store in Patriot and found Couch passed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kurt V. Bredemeier v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00023 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 08, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Gibson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In January of 2022, Indiana State Police Trooper Tyler Widner observed a car traveling fifty-six miles per hour in a forty-five-mile-per-hour …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kelvin Heard v. Courtney Woodfaulk ── Case No.: 24A-DC-00007 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 08, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Father and Mother were married in 2016, had three children together, and separated in 2022. On December 5, 2023, the trial court entered …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: R W v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-00231 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 15, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Fulton Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Child was born to Mother in October of 2020. In May of 2022, DCS received a report of abuse …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Donald White, et al. v. Ken Gordon, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-00055 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 15, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur All seem to agree that, at some point, White and Gordon were business partners who planned to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bruce W. Moberley v. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance a/s/o McMichael ── Case No.: 24A-PL-00399 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 17, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In March of 2021, Moberley lived next door to Albert McMichael in Valparaiso. A fire occurred at Moberley’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cori Clay-Lee Gentry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03048 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 17, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Grant Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On January 22, 2020, Gentry called Wainscott, with whom he had, on occasion, been romantically involved, and asked her if she …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Guardianship: Indiana Family & Social Services Administration v. Cheryl Adducci, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-GU-02433 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 17, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On May 31, 2019, Cheryl was appointed guardian of her husband Anthony, who had …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy Hatton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-XP-02857 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marshall Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In 2012, Hatton pled guilty to Class B felony child molesting in exchange for the State’s dismissing five other criminal charges. See …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Solomon Evans, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00247 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 24, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur During the overnight hours of September 6 into September 7, 2021, Nguyen gambled at the Hard Rock Casino in Gary. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: A U v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-00382 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In February of 2023, DCS received a report that Mother had been selling and using illegal drugs from the home where she and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Breanna Desirea Mcginnis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00339 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On June 28, 2018, the State charged McGinnis with Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe under Cause No. F6-1678. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: D M v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-00463 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 06, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Mother has had a “very significant history” with DCS and the equivalent agency in Michigan. Tr. Vol. II pp. 145. Prior to 2020, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Linda Jarvis v. Discover Bank ── Case No.: 24A-CC-01006 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 09, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Grant Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Jarvis opened a Discover credit card account on February 13, 1997. Over a period of approximately twenty-two years, Jarvis made purchases and payments …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kenneth Casada v. Anonymous Physician, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-00593 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 12, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Delaware Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Beginning in March of 2021, Appellees provided health care to Casada in Muncie. The trial court found the following facts regarding …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Danny K. Hight v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00039 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 14, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Fountain Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On August 24, 2020, Hight was convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person with a habitual vehicular substance …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: S A v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-00625 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 19, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: White Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Mother is the mother of the Children. DCS first became involved with Mother in February of 2017 after having …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mustafa H. Wright v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00492 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 19, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In 2000, the State charged Wright with Class A felony attempted murder, Class A felony attempted robbery, and Class B …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James E Brabson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00174 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 19, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In October of 2020, while he was on probation in Cause No. F5-132, Brabson became romantically involved with Stoutermire. One night …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Alan Sturgel v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01042 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 30, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In 2008, Sturgel pled guilty to Class A felony child molesting and received a sentence of thirty years of incarceration, with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── E D R v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-00826 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 03, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Delaware Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In December of 2023, E.D.R. and a companion “ran up on” a man in Muncie and “jumped” him. Tr. Vol. II …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── K C v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-00775 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 03, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur K.C. was born in 2008, was first admitted to a hospital for suicidal behavior when she was eight years old and has …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christian Myers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00149 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 03, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On February 3, 2023, the State charged Myers with Level 1 felony attempted murder, two counts of Level 5 felony attempted battery …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Maurice McGraw Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00016 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 04, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone concurs. Judge Tavitas concurs in part/dissents in part In September of 2022, McGraw and T.N. were in an on-again-off-again relationship and were the parents of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Royce A Pruitt v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02404 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 16, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On June 21, 2021, then thirteen-year-old K.F. was walking home from her boyfriend’s house in Indianapolis when she noticed the driver …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joseph M Koker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00682 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 18, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In early June of 2023, Koker was living in J.T.’s Fort Wayne apartment. At some point, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── P J v. Review Board ── Case No.: 24A-EX-00659 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 27, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone concurs. Judge Tavitas concurs/concurs in result At some time during June or July of 2023, P.J. applied for unemployment benefits. On July 27, 2023, the Department of Workforce Development (“DWD”) sent …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Hurbie Harris, II v. Gretchen Lackovic (Harris) ── Case No.: 24A-DC-00022 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 07, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur Father and Mother were married on May 20, 2000, and had or adopted three children during the marriage: …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Union Savings Bank v. Mychael T. Spencer ── Case No.: 23A-PL-02734 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 07, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hancock Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In June of 2018, Mychael Spencer borrowed $231,800.00 from Union Savings Bank (“USB”), secured by a mortgage on his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Corrie Devon Westbrook v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00183 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur A.C. met Westbrook in 2016 or 2017 when he was a bouncer at a local bar she frequented. Westbrook expressed romantic …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Hillard Hathaway v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00944 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 15, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur On January 24, 2018, Arthur Smith and his friend and business partner Danny Leake drove to Chicago. After the pair returned to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: W A v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JC-00908 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 15, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Dismissed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur After Mother and Father divorced, Mother was awarded physical custody of the Children. On November 14, 2023, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Trey Richardson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 49A02-1603-PC-00612 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 15, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur The facts, as laid out in our prior decision from Richardson’s direct appeal, are as follows: Prior to January of 2005, Crystal …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rushawn S Tanksley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00889 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 18, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On October 9, 2000, Tanksley was sentenced to ten years of incarceration following his guilty plea to a charge of aggravated …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shannon M. Bufano v. Louis J. Bufano, Jr. ── Case No.: 24A-DR-01428 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 29, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur Parents were married on September 1, 2007. The Children were born during Parents’ marriage, with V.B. being born in 2010, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Donald Ray Fultz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00934 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 29, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur At approximately 10:00 p.m. on October 24, 2022, Tyler Ripperger was working at his family’s Richmond liquor store, The Bottle Shop. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Mclee Holland, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01635 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 30, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur On August 3, 2021, Lake Superior Court Judge Gina Jones issued an order in Holland v. Indiana University, et al., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: K T, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-00977 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 13, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wayne Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur On January 9, 2022, Lan.C. was taken to a Wayne County hospital after ingesting amphetamine while in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles W Tharp v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00639 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 13, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Randolph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur In May of 2021, fourteen-year-old K.T. was living in Union City with her stepmother, half-brother, and father, Tharp. One day, when …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: D E v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01460 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Floyd Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur Father was incarcerated in federal prison in Kentucky when Child was born drug-exposed on November 24, 2019. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── G C v. C B ── Case No.: 24A-PO-01211 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Boone Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur In October of 2022, G.C. entered into a diversion agreement for charges relating to trespass on his neighbor C.B.’s Zionsville property. The charges …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bertrum Anderson, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00160 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Foley concurs. Judge Bailey concurs in part/dissents in part On May 6, 2023, Donald Lahay was working at a convenience store in Lafayette …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jermaine A Drake v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01592 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur In October of 2004, Drake, believing Masiongale to be in possession of his stolen television, arranged to meet with Masiongale in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: T G v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01510 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur J.G. was born to Mother on December 4, 2012. Au.G. was born to Mother on April 4, 2014. D.G. was born to Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Guardianship: Lynn E. Marshall v. Jessica Lenore Marshall ── Case No.: 24A-GU-01391 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur On September 4, 2018, Marshall and Welch filed a petition, requesting to be named permanent co-guardians of J.M. In their …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ariel Dalton, et al. v. Edgewood Police Department, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-01369 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur On November 15, 2022, Dalton sued Edgewood for damages. On May 19, 2023, a hearing at which Dalton …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jayson D. Ackenback v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01847 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 03, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur three times “via video calls” from the Bartholomew County Jail (“the BCJ”) on May 23, 2021, using contact information that Ackenback …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason Chad Lane v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01737 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 03, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hancock Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur On June 16, 2021, Lane was charged with Level 6 felony auto theft and Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement. Lane …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Seth Christopher Straws v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00929 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 03, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur In June of 2022, Tabitha Hobbs and her husband were building a housing addition in Gosport. Hobbs, responsible for issuing the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edward S. Helvie, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01441 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 10, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur On January 12, 2023, the State charged Helvie with Level 6 felony methamphetamine possession, Level 6 felony maintaining a common …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bobby A Lomax v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-00473 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur In August of 1995, Lomax pled guilty to one count of Level B felony dealing in cocaine. The State agreed to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Davis & Sons Excavating LLC, et al. v. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-00808 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Kenworthy concur As is stated above, at all times relevant …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Vanessa Morales Manuel v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01250 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 18, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Kenworthy concur 1 On December 17, 2022, Deputy Dixon was dispatched to State Road 32 and County Road 1200 East in Boone County …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shannon L. Houchin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01080 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Floyd Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur Around 6:00 p.m. on April 3, 2022, then-Sergeant Jason Kerberg1 of the Floyd County Sherrif’s Department was on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M B v. A S, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-AD-01885 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 26, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Washington Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Felix concur Birth Mother is the biological mother of R.B., born on March 15, 2021, and P.B., born on February 23, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas DeCola v. State of Indiana, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02271 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur DeCola has previously litigated four cases in the Porter Superior Court: 64D012105-PL-4195, 64D01-2109-CT-1689, 64D05-2212-PL-10538, and 64D02-2308CT-7657. In each of these …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── In the Matter of the Guardianship of SS ── Case No.: 24A-GU-02154 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur S.S. is a native and citizen of India, born on September 12, 2006. 1 Prior to July of 2023, S.S. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eltonio Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01128 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur On June 26, 2021, Williams and another man were involved in a confrontation, which eventually led to an exchange of gunfire, at …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Glen Michah Beaven v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00660 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur In March of 2022, Beaven visited his then-girlfriend Lauren English at her parents’ home in Zionsville. At some …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Marvin Moyers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00939 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 31, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Ohio Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley concurs. Judge Bailey concurs in part/dissents in part On June 26, 2022, Luhrsen woke up at around 8:15 a.m. and heard a car running in his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lukas Schoch v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01899 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 03, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: DeKalb Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur On July 2, 2020, Schoch pled guilty to Level 5 felony dealing in cocaine or narcotic drug in DeKalb County, and the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── ClearPoint Federal Bank & Trust v. Federal Insurance Company, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-00132 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 15, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur The instant appeal involves three insurance policies. I. The Insurance Policies A. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kory W. Berkhardt v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01886 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 16, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur On October 21, 2019, Berkhardt pled guilty to Level 5 felony burglary and Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief, and the trial …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: F T, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02098 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Boone Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Mother1 and Father are married and the biological parents of the Children. Each Parent has a lengthy …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William L. W. Cummings v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01634 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur Throughout her life, M.K. has referred to Cummings, who was thirty-four years old at the time of the underlying trial, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony Graff v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02546 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur On August 31, 2020, the Dearborn County Sheriff’s Department received a report of child molestation, in which Graff was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── E W v. J K ── Case No.: 24A-PO-01331 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur In November of 2022, J.K., from inside her home, observed her next-door neighbor, E.W., outside “with a bright flashlight shining it” into J.K.’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brian M Helmick v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02060 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 29, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Blackford Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On June 23, 2023, during the traffic stop of a vehicle in which Helmick was a passenger, Blackford County police discovered …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brionna Dilosa v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01979 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On January 3, 2024, the Manager at the Apartments asked Dilosa to leave the premises. Dilosa had never had any contractual interest …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indiana Department of Child Services v. K S ── Case No.: 24A-MI-02129 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 04, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On November 21, 2022, DCS received a report alleging that seventeen-year-old K.S. had sexually assaulted his sixteen-year-old classmate, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dhiren N Shah v. Barbara Harrison ── Case No.: 24A-SC-01612 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On March 13, 2024, Shah initiated an action in the small-claims court, alleging that the HOA had discriminated against him by requiring …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Roy C. Robinson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01814 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley concurs. Judge Bailey concurs in part/dissents in part On March 13, 2023, K.F. was near the corner of 16th and Dequincy in Indianapolis when Robinson …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: John Carl Lilly v. Heather Williamson ── Case No.: 24A-JP-02035 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 21, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Cass Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On June 16, 2023, Mother petitioned to have Father’s paternity established as to Child, born on December 18, 2019. There is …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Deshaun Lamont Tharpe v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02303 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On May 14, 2024, the State charged Tharpe with Class A misdemeanor unlawful carrying of a handgun, alleging that Tharpe, “being …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Malik Alonzo McKee v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01949 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On March 4, 2024, Karen Matthews arrived home in the evening and saw her granddaughter, J.W., and McKee asleep on the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ricardo Torreblanca, et al. v. The Trustees of Purdue University ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01883 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur In 2016, Ricardo, on behalf of Core Foundation, contacted Purdue to discuss the deaths of 150,000 alpacas in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Stephen Turner v. KLS Services, LLC ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01512 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hancock Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Foley concur In February of 2020, Turner contacted KLS about building him the House. Three versions of a written construction agreement were prepared, with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Quinisha L Williams v. Veronica Bonilla-Rivera, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-SC-01378 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Williams sued Appellees in small claims court on February 23, 2023, alleging claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress, slander, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael H Devlin, II, et al. v. David J DeGorter ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01034 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur De Gorter is a former president, CEO, and board member of ClearPoint. Devlin is a 7.46% shareholder of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── George J. Green v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02791 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 04, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On August 31, 2023, the State charged Green with Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Douglas C. Cherry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01505 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 04, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jennings Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur In March of 2020, Eric Schmutte founded a nonprofit organization called PCI. PCI’s goal is “to expose and catch as many …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Howard Moffitt v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02120 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 05, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On the morning of July 20, 2023, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (“IMPD”) officers were dispatched to the American Legion Mall to investigate …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Frank Gick v. Rebecca Henry ── Case No.: 24A-TR-02112 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 12, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Benton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Johnson died testate on March 4, 2019, and her will established the Trust. The Trust property included a residential home (“the residence”) and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon D. Ritter v. Lyudmila M. Ritter ── Case No.: 24A-DC-01995 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 13, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Boone Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Husband and Wife began dating in 2017. Sometime before the couple began dating, S.I. was born to Wife. S.I. is not …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dentrell M. Brown v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01037 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 13, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Kenworthy concur On the night of April 16, 2022, a spring-break-themed event was held at the Eagles event center in Elkhart. The event …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: F S v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02497 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 20, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Child was born to Mother and Ri.S. (“Father”) on October 16, 2017. 1 On April 15, 2021, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Brittany A. Blackmore ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02376 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 20, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On April 15, 2023, Blackmore was driving on Interstate 265 in Clark County when she struck a sign, went …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David A Howell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02334 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 21, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur In early 2024, Howell and Allison were involved in a romantic relationship and lived together in Muncie. The relationship ended “[t]oward …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Treshawn Bowling v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02619 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 25, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On the afternoon of September 23, 2021, seventy-six-year-old N.D. left her Indianapolis home to go for a walk. N.D. noticed a young …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John Cameron Parker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01973 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 25, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On October 21, 2023, Parker asked Richard Garrett to drive him to a home on Mt. Vernon Avenue in Evansville. Upon …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Wilberto Rivera ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01740 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Kenworthy concur Case Summary In September of 2023, the State charged Wilberto Rivera with Level 2 felony dealing in methamphetamine, Level 2 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Miranda Means v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02022 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 04, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2021, Means pled guilty in Cause No. 45 to two counts of Level 5 felony dealing in a narcotic drug and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ayden I Lee v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01801 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 08, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On the evening of October 29, 2023, Lee and a friend went to A.S.’s Allen County home. When Lee arrived, other …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Zoetec Partners LLC, et al. v. G Darrell Hulsey, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-00870 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 08, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Zotec is a Carmel-based, medical-billing company, which, by 2012, was exploring a potential purchase …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bradley Duane Kiser v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01882 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 10, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On February 27, 2023, and as amended in June of 2024, the State charged Kiser with Level 2 felony …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Melvin Lee Weaver v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00766 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 10, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Foley concur Case Summary On September 26, 2020, Melvin Weaver, while driving erratically at a high rate of speed, careened toward an intersection …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Malachi Isaac Littlepage v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02595 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 17, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On December 11, 2023, Littlepage participated in an intake interview at Vanderburgh County Community Corrections Work Release facility. A booking clerk …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Maria Magana v. Ivy Tech Community College ── Case No.: 24A-CC-02382 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 21, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Ivy Tech is a public community college with a campus in Lake County. As of 2021, Magana had worked at Ivy …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Roger Wilton Michael v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02674 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 22, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur K.C. was born on January 5, 2005. Throughout school, K.C. “was in the special needs class all day” because she is …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nicholas Edward Walsh v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01563 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 30, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur A.B. and Walsh met in 2022, developed a relationship based on drugs, and eventually cohabitated in Walsh’s South Bend house. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Elizabeth Joanne Fox-Doerr v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01673 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 01, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur In February of 2019, Fox-Doerr and Robert, a longtime Evansville firefighter, had been married for approximately six months and were living …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── E A v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-02745 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 14, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On November 30, 2023, the State filed a delinquency petition alleging that thenfifteen-year-old E.A. had committed acts amounting to dangerous possession of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Elliahs Lamar Dorsey v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01056 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 14, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Brown met Dorsey through his brother when she was a junior in high school and became reacquainted with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James K McConnell v. Martha A Doan, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-02683 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 15, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur The relevant facts, as set forth in the First Appeal, are as follows: On January 28, 2019, McConnell filed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mitchell Cheeks McGhee v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01483 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 15, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Warrick Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur In July of 2023, Jordan Darling and his girlfriend Ashley Mills were living with Andrew Hubble. Darling and Mills knew McGhee, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ryan Thomas Vierling v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02908 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 27, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur In March of 2023, Vierling’s stepdaughter (“Victim 1”) reported to a counselor at the Shelbyville Middle School that Vierling had recorded …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Peter L. Brown v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03053 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 28, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On February 25, 2020, Bennett was living in Muncie with the Children, who were born in March of 2017 and June …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: L B, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00134 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Monroe Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Parents are the biological parents of Child.1 Both suffer substance-abuse issues and have lengthy criminal records, including …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Ice v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03109 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On June 3, 2022, Ice invited his friend Bethany Eaton to his home for drinks. After Eaton joined Ice at his home, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael S Hegg v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02857 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Montgomery Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On March 8, 2023, Hegg and his wife, Ladonna, were passengers in a pickup truck that was being driven by Joshua …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Victor Alvin Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02735 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On June 17, 2020, A.G. and her friend A.T. left A.G.’s downtown Indianapolis apartment to go to dinner. Upon leaving the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Unsupervised Estate: Attie Schuler, et al. v. Michael Todd Schuler ── Case No.: 24A-EU-03020 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 06, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wabash Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Deborah Schuler, Deanna Schuler, Michael, and Scott are the children of John P. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jarod Benjamin Cornel Pigee v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00523 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 24, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Early in morning of June 4, 2024, Pigee went to the Miami Hills apartment complex in South Bend after …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher Scott Steinert v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03065 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 24, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Fulton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur In May of 2023, ten-year-old C.S. lived with her grandparents in Fulton County, across the street from her father, Steinert. C.S. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gregg Peterson v. Cloud CM, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-02757 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 24, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Clark Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Mathias concur The undisputed facts establish that by the late-Spring of 2019, Love’s had contracted with Cloud to remodel the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Schrink Insurance v. Progressive Southeastern Insurance Company, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-00662 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 27, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jackson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On April 6, 2022, Progressive issued a commercial auto insurance policy (“the Policy”) to Sheley Concrete. “The premium for …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Stephanie Guevara v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00627 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 27, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On June 12, 2024, Guevara and her boyfriend argued “about sex.” Appellant’s App. Vol. II p. 13. As her boyfriend attempted to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rian N North v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-02635 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 01, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur In our memorandum decision addressing North’s direct appeal, we delineated the following facts: In 2012, M.S. was eight years old and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Arlace Moore v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00108 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 09, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur In 2024, Moore was unemployed and living with K.M. in Richmond. On the evening of July 29, 2024, K.M. called the police …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Candace Ruth Scheuers v. Joseph Robert Wade Scheuers ── Case No.: 24A-DC-01974 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 09, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wayne Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur The Parties were married on August 7, 2015, and are the parents of the Children. The Parties separated in March …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Holcim (US) Inc. v. ACMS Group, Inc. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02458 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 10, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur In August of 1902, the Mill was constructed in East Chicago for the purpose of steel production. The production of steel …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: P G, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-03110 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 15, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur Child was born to Parents on February 12, 2007. Child was reported as having suffered suicidal ideations and a prior suicide …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bobby Arnold v. Jesse Smith Roofing & Remodeling Company ── Case No.: 24A-MF-02993 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 15, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Fulton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Arnold owns a house in Rochester, in which he lives with his girlfriend and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Groomingdale's Pet Styling Inc. v. Lorrie Neuberg, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-02265 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 16, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Neuberg claims to have slipped on an oil spot in the Defendants’ parking lot on November 27, 2021, causing …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J C v. A R ── Case No.: 25A-PO-00238 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur J.C. and A.R. have been married twice, with their most recent marriage ending in annulment in August of 2024. On November 7, 2024, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cheyenne S. Sexton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00793 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 23, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur In September 2021, Sexton lived in New Castle with her mother, Fallan Markwell, and her children ten-year-old A.S., four-year-old Z.O., and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles A. Bloss v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00244 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 23, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur In 2013, after Bloss had pled guilty to operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator, his driver’s license was suspended …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Patricia Evelyn Tucker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02547 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 23, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On January 4, 2022, a protective order was entered under cause number 46C012109-PO-308 (the “Protective Order”) against Tucker and in favor …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Tatsiana Gregory v. Brent Gregory ── Case No.: 25A-JP-00122 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 24, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Juvenile Decision: Dismissed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Mother, a citizen of Belarus, and Father met in 2015, moved to Belarus, had child L.G., and married. Gregory v. Gregory, 2024 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Adam Heyman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02565 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On June 22, 2023, Heyman was evicted, by court order, from his apartment at 9486 Old Oak Drive in Fishers.1 After deciding …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ddrea Dwane Bostic v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00519 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 05, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On the night of May 17, 2015, Ndayahundwa was returning home to the Park Jefferson Apartments in South Bend when …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Hickory Ridge Property Owners, LLC v. Office of the Indiana Attorney General, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00492 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 05, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On June 27, 2024, the State filed a complaint …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles Brackemyre v. Indiana Department of Transportation, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-03172 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 05, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Orange Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On September 16, 2017, Brackemyre was traveling westbound on his 2005 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── L B v. K R ── Case No.: 25A-PO-00570 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 07, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur K.R. and L.B. were married and are the parents of a six-year-old daughter, E.B. On September 14, 2022, K.R. petitioned for an order …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Juan Diego Perez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-02215 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 07, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur On April 15, 2014, the State charged Perez in Cause No. FD-396 with Class D felony domestic battery in the presence …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michel Cunningham v. Karen Cunningham ── Case No.: 25A-DN-00648 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 15, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vigo Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias concurs. Judge May concurs in part/dissents in part On September 9, 1995, Husband and Wife were married, and, on July 10, 2024, Husband petitioned for dissolution of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dale Perkins v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-01261 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 18, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur The underlying facts relating to the instant appeal are as follows: On October 28, 2021, the State charged Perkins under cause number …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Osama A Shibli v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01339 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 18, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur The facts, as set forth in our prior opinion, are as follows: In 1998, Shibli was convicted of two …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── April Neal v. Ryan D Neal ── Case No.: 24A-DR-02968 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 18, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Clinton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Mother and Father dissolved their marriage on December 27, 2013. The parties share the Children, and, initially, the parties were awarded joint …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: H W v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00656 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 26, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wayne Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Child was born on July 23, 2024. Mother and Father had been in a relationship previously, but the relationship …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: S H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-02328 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 26, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Between March 9 and 22, 2024, DCS Family Case Manager (“FCM”) Jaymar Dickerson assessed Mother and Father’s home due to reports of firearms …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── City of New Albany, Indiana v. Ecosystems Connections Institute, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02969 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 28, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Floyd Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur The Dam is a “low-head dam” located on Silver Creek. Appellant’s App. Vol. V p. 154. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── City of New Albany Indiana v. River Heritage Conservancy, Inc., et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02152 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 28, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Floyd Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur The Dam is a “low-head dam” located on Silver Creek. Appellees’ App. Vol. II p. 31.1 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Meleeka Clary-Ghosh v. Michael Ghosh ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01702 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 02, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur This is apparently the fifth appeal stemming from Michael’s efforts to collect judgments against Meleeka in their dissolution proceedings. See Clary-Ghosh v. Ghosh, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Jacob O'Sullivan v. Kelsey Sever ── Case No.: 25A-JP-00761 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 16, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hancock Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Child was born on November 24, 2022. On November 17, 2023, Mother petitioned to formally establish Father’s paternity and sought …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Johnice Williams v. Baldwin Capital Partners, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-SC-00458 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 16, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge May and Judge Mathias concur In October of 2023, Williams had the motor oil changed on her vehicle at a retail outlet (i.e., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John W. Bloch, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00192 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 23, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur At approximately 12:30 a.m. on August 13, 2023, Anahi Padilla called 911 and reported hearing gunshots and observing a male …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Leonard James Williamson, Jr. ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00867 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 24, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On March 2, 2022, the State charged Williamson with Level 4 felony unlawful possession of a firearm …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jiheamdayauna Davis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00337 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 24, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On October 17, 2022, the State charged Davis with two counts of Level 3 felony rape, Level 5 felony battery, Level 6 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jacob Waters, et al. v. Todd Fleming, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-01191 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 25, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Blackford Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Prior to April of 2023, the Waterses owned a residence in Hartford City. In …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Roderick Woodard-Ward v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01864 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 25, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur In early December of 2022, Michael Mathis was in custody at the Marion County Jail. On the evening of December 4, a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: E M v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00950 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 26, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur In 2017, DCS first became involved with Mother and the Children when K.K. was born drug exposed and allegations …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Guy Ivester v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-XP-02342 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 29, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Henry Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur In 1991, Ivester was convicted of Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement in cause number 33C03-9107-CM-662 (“Cause No. 662”). …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Irfan Syed v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01738 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 29, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Syed and I.S. were married, pursuant to an arranged marriage, on July 24, 2019, after which I.S. moved to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy Clancy v. Terry's Discount Windows and More, LLC ── Case No.: 24A-PL-03096 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias concurs. Judge May dissents The relevant facts, as set forth in Terry’s I, are as follows: In June 2020, Terry’s entered into five …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Kinshasha Johnson ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02146 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 01, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur The facts, as alleged in the affidavit of probable cause, are that on or about March 12, 2024, Laphina McDaniels …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ricky D Greene v. Jeffery A. Greene ── Case No.: 25A-TR-01141 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 08, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Ripley Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur In 1997, Father and Mother each executed nearly identical versions of the Trust which held, as its primary asset, the Farm.1 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jacob Brown v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00951 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 08, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur At 2:53 p.m. on December 18, 2024, emergency personnel were dispatched to the intersection of 65th and Oakland in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Satkovich v. Diverse Staffing Services, Inc. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02321 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Diverse is a staffing and recruiting agency that provides a wide range of staffing, recruiting, and human-resources services to its customers. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael Nathaniel Lewis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02309 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 14, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Lewis and T.B. are the parents of N.B. and J.B. Although Lewis and T.B. were no longer involved in a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shambreka Hall v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00868 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 16, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May concurs. Judge Mathias dissents In September of 2022, Hall was employed delivering food through Door Dash in South Bend. The afternoon of September 22, 2022, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rami Fakhoury v. Raeda Al-Khatatbeh ── Case No.: 25A-SC-00910 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 17, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On June 28, 2024, Fakhoury filed a small-claims action against Al-Khatatbeh, demanding $2000.00 plus interest and court costs. The matter proceeded to a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Camica S. Gibbs v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00901 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 17, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On December 10, 2023, Gibbs and her then-twelve-year-old daughter, J.F., got into an argument because Gibbs did not like the way …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kenneth L Beckman v. Penni R Beckman ── Case No.: 24A-DN-02701 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 17, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Warrick Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur Kenneth and Penni were married on April 27, 2014. Prior to their marriage, Kenneth and Penni had executed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: R S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-01179 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marshall Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur Child was born on September 15, 2009, to Mother and Father1 and, in October of 2024, resided with Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason C. Burkett v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01160 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur In August of 2012, the State charged Burkett with two counts of Class D felony voyeurism. The probable-cause affidavit listed nine …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jorge Juarez Lopez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01142 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Steuben Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur When M.G. came to the United States in 2022, she shared a residence with multiple individuals, among which were her sister …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Aaron Edward Belcher v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00822 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur In August of 2019, Belcher and Gabrielle Shea moved into a home together in Griffith. At one point, Belcher and Shea …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tawana Evette Monroe v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01384 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 28, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On or about May 4, 2014, Monroe’s driving privileges “were suspended for ten (10) years” after Monroe “was found to be …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ronnie D. Brooks v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00947 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 29, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On December 2, 2024, David Vanlandingham was working as a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service when he approached …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: C M v. C B ── Case No.: 25A-JP-01243 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Adams Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur Child was born to Parents on September 6, 2024. On October 31, 2024, as a result, in part, of Father’s motion for …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Deonte Kindrex v. Makayla Kindrex ── Case No.: 25A-DC-00288 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur Mother and Father are the parents of M.K. and D.K. (collectively, “the Children”). M.K. was born on November 20, 2015, and D.K. was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tyler A Wertz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02489 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On December 17, 2023, Wertz, who had “just been released from jail[,]” called and requested permission to come to his family’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Parnell Dion Lanier v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00769 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 03, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Felix concur 1 According to the probable cause affidavit and testimony presented during the hearing on Lanier’s motion to dismiss, on the evening …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Calvin Harrison v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00843 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 05, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur In November of 2021, K.H. disclosed to her mother that her father, Harrison, “had touched her” and that he had “d[one] things …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Skyler M Reynolds v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01585 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 17, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur In the fall of 2023, Reynolds and Bethany Compton lived in Vigo County with A.R. and their then-eight-year-old son A.C. One …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── D D v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-01269 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 17, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On January 16, 2025, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Cody Elder responded to a report of a person shot at an apartment. When …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rhonda Coff v. Josette C Quiroga, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-00696 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On August 9, 2020, at around 7:30 pm, Officer Quiroga was on shift working in her marked police …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Birch Dalton, et al. v. Derek Daly, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01866 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur I. The 209 Property In 2016, Dalton and Daly agreed to purchase real property located at 209 East 175th …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin Keith Miller v. Dubois County Government ── Case No.: 25A-SC-01913 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Dubois Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On May 27, 2025, the County filed a claim of an unknown nature against Miller. The trial court issued a summons …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M E v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-01660 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Delaware Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On May 10, 2025, Greenwood Police Officer Evan Kistner and other officers responded to an active disturbance at Valle Vista, at which …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jackie D. Hubbard, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01548 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wabash Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On June 30, 2022, the State charged Hubbard with Level 6 felony possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Raheem H McMillan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-02440 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Monroe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur McMillan is currently serving a thirty-year sentence following his convictions for criminal deviate conduct and burglary, both Class A felonies, imposed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeffery W Cain v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-01802 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 02, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: DeKalb Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur The underlying facts relating to the instant appeal are as follows: In early May 2009, Cain was unemployed and living in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael Logan Thomas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01572 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 03, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur In early 2022, White lived alone in an apartment complex in Evansville. In April of 2022, several of White’s neighbors realized …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew Dale Thies, Sr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-02600 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 08, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Our memorandum decision in Thies’s direct appeal, which was handed down on September 28, 2012, instructs us to the underlying …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eric Ndungutse v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01536 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 09, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur In October of 2023, fifteen-year-old M.D. was a member of a group chat involving the Bible and Christianity in the messaging app, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── First Wok JJ Inc. v. Terrence Fields ── Case No.: 25A-PL-01320 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 09, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On September 19, 2024, Fields filed a complaint alleging that he had discovered water, sewage, and fecal matter in the basement …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rodney Wilkerson, et al. v. Progressive Southeastern Insurance Company ── Case No.: 25A-CT-01336 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 10, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Grant Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur Rodney and Christine are married and reside in Grant County. Their son, David Wilkerson, lives with them. Christine owns …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Estate of Rebecca A. Curless through its Personal Representative, David W. Reid v. Todd M. Reid, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00984 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Whitley Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur The facts, as set forth in a prior related appeal, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kwjaunte D. Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01704 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur In October of 2023, Smith pled guilty in Cause No. 4314 to Class B misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: W R v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-01601 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur Parents and Children reside in Anderson. G.R. was born in 2022 with a bad heart valve, which had to be surgically repaired and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Reed, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01469 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur Prior to November of 2022, Reed and Wolfe had been involved in an on-again, off-again romantic relationship. As of November 8, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Unsupervised Estate: Cynthia Schrock v. Frances Traisman ── Case No.: 25A-EU-00975 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur Heersma died intestate on March 14, 2022. At the time of his death, Heersma resided in Monroe County and had four …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── K K v. Review Board ── Case No.: 25A-EX-01228 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 18, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur K.K. was discharged from Bajco on February 17, 2025. According to K.K., he had been offered employment at Bajco after submitting to a background check. After K.K.’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jacob Michael Moran v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00387 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 19, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur In August of 2023, Shaun and his wife, Melissa, lived in Greenwood with their three-year-old daughter, Melissa’s sons, and Shaun’s son, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── N E v. L E, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-AD-02077 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 22, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Delaware Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur B.E. and C.E. were born to Mother in 2014 and 2016, respectively, and have resided with L.E. since birth; L.E. was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Dill v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01362 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 22, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On September 13, 2003, then-eleven-year-old1 A.K.’s parents were hosting a party of about ten to fifteen adults, including Dill, and several children …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Connor W Bosworth v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02688 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Blackford Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On November 21, 2022, Officer Timothy Williams of the Hartford City Police Department was dispatched to an address in Hartford City …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dequinci Marcael Goodloe v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00852 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On September 30, 2024, Goodloe pled guilty to Level 5 felony domestic battery on C.N., and the trial court sentenced him …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John Matthew Doty v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02280 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur The facts, as set forth in our memorandum decision affirming Doty’s sentence on direct appeal, are as follows: In December 2021 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jennifer Staats v. Adam Staats ── Case No.: 25A-DC-01911 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur Mother and Father (collectively, “Parents”) were married on June 12, 2015. They are the parents of M.S., born November 30, 2015. Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jamal William Jaquan Buford v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00894 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur When J.B. was between six and eight years old, her sister’s boyfriend, Buford, lived with her family in Evansville. Sometime …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jami Kasprzyk, et al. v. Bart Spencer, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-03130 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On May 10, 2024, the Kasprzyks sued J. Morrow Construction, LLC, Jeremiah Morrow, Spencer, and Hendricks County Planning and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J L v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-02435 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 20, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jay Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur In the spring of 2025, Richard Monroe owned property in Jay County (“the Property”). The Property was unoccupied, but Monroe and his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Curtis Covington, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02031 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur In the first half of May of 2024, Covington lived with Aniesha Smith and her two children, ages …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tiffany Harris v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01727 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur Harris was also found guilty of Class C infraction driving left of center. At the sentencing hearing on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Guardianship: Carl Paul Lamb v. Tracie Lynn Burton, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-GU-01747 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On December 29, 2023, Tracie petitioned for an order for protection against Jack, alleging that he had committed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shania D Wilson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02472 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On September 3, 2024, Decatur County Court Services conducted a field visit to Wilson’s home, where they located a methamphetamine pipe …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Unsupervised Estate: Todd M. Reid, et al. v. David W. Reid ── Case No.: 25A-EU-02539 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Whitley Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur The facts, as presented in the parties’ prior appeals, indicate the following: David and Todd are brothers; …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John Acker Whitehead v. Brenda D Myers, Trustee ── Case No.: 25A-EV-02320 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 04, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Whitley Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Mavis had six children, including Brenda and John. On September 24, 2020, Mavis executed a Last Will and Testament (the “2020 Will”). …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J F v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 20A-JT-01757 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2021 Author: Judge Robert Altice Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Case Summary J.F. (Mother) appeals from the involuntary termination of her parental rights to her minor daughter B.K. (Child). Mother presents one issue …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: D S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-02196 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 18, 2022 Author: Judge Robert Altice Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Mathias concur Case Summary D.S. (Mother) appeals the involuntary termination of her parental rights to her four minor children, Jo.H., 1 C.H., 2 Ja.H., 3 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: T M v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-02558 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 14, 2022 Author: Judge Robert Altice Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Crone concur set out below will focus on Mother’s compliance with court-ordered services. in September 2013. During this time, Mother lost her home and consented …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Craig S. Thacker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00972 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 17, 2023 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Tavitas concur Case Summary While executing an arrest warrant on Shawn Silcox, Morgan County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) deputies, including Deputy Brighton Sichting, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John Edward Sims, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-01175 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2023 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Kenworthy concur On February 20, 2019, Sims entered into a plea agreement with the State to resolve numerous criminal charges against him. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christian Jamar Triblet v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01179 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2025 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Scheele concur Case Summary While on probation, Christian Jamar Triblet was charged with a number of offenses following a compliance check of his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J W v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02370 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2025 Author: Judge Robert Altice Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Tavitas concur Case Summary J.W. (Father) appeals following the involuntary termination of his parental rights to M.W. and R.W. (Children). Father contends that the trial …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: B H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00946 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 17, 2025 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Wayne Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge DeBoer concur Case Summary B.H. (Father) appeals the involuntary termination of his parental rights to B.L.B. (Child). 1 Father challenges the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: M G v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01090 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 06, 2025 Author: Judge Robert Altice Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Foley concur Case Summary M.G. (Mother) appeals the involuntary termination of her parental rights to her four children – Mt.G. born in April …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J G v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-JV-00179 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 02, 2024 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Weissmann concur In 2022, while on probation and a home pass from a private secure residential facility, then sixteen-year-old J.G. was arrested for stealing a truck and fleeing …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: M M v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-00226 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2024 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Felix concur Father and D.L. (“Mother”) 1 are the biological parents of Children. The Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) first became involved with the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── D H v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-02122 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 20, 2025 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Gibson Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Brown concur In May 2024, police recovered a loaded, unregistered handgun from then seventeen-year-old D.H.’s waistband. The State alleged D.H. was delinquent for committing …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Courtney Lamar Parker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PC-00342 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2026 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Scheele concur In 2010, Parker and Patricia Torres began dating and subsequently had a child together. Parker and Patricia separated, and in April …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J K v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-02249 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 06, 2023 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Warrick Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur Mother and K.B. (“Father”) 1 are the parents of A.B., born September 1, 2017, and R.B., born March 29, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C P v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01924 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Orange Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Brown concur Father and C.H. (“Mother”) 1 (together, “Parents”) are the biological parents of the Children. Father has a lengthy criminal …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── D S v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-JV-02302 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 04, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Brown concur D.M.S. was born on November 12, 2008. D.M.S. lived with his mother along with his younger half-sister (“sister”), his mother’s boyfriend, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C M v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01533 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 03, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Wayne Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur Mother and M.S. (“Father”) 1 are the biological parents of Child, who was born on November 24, 2019, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Victor James v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02580 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Porter Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur In 1990 James was convicted of felony murder and sentenced on February 28, 1991, to death. James appealed his conviction, and our …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Darrell Cortez Williams Wright v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-02079 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 25, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On March 5, 2018, the State charged Wright with Level 2 felony dealing in a narcotic drug, Level …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: E H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02392 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Jackson Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Felix concur Father and S.C. (“Mother”) 1 are the biological parents of three minor children: R.H., born August 10, 2017; E.H., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02607 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 23, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Jay Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur Mother is the biological mother of five children: Ch.C., born November 28, 2012; M.C., born March 18, 2014; D.R., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: B G v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00442 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur Mother and J.T.W. (“Father”) 1 (together, “Parents”) are the biological parents of M.W., born in June 2016, and J.W., born April 2018. Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paul Oliver v. FLH MILL, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 20A-CT-01798 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 30, 2021 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Greene Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Mathias and Judge Altice concur Oliver entered into a contract with Jeremy to build a log home in Linton for …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: K G v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-01373 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2021 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Vaidik concur Born several months prematurely in March 2018, Child suffered from chronic lung disease as well as other serious health problems that required his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: R C v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 21A-JC-02582 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 05, 2022 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Pyle concur In November 2020, the Marion County Department of Child Services (DCS) investigated reports that Mother was physically …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of M W ── Case No.: 22A-MH-00554 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 02, 2022 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Pyle concur In February 2020, M.W. was found unconscious and suffering from hypothermia in a park. The petition for involuntary commitment filed shortly after his admission …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J O v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-JV-02788 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 04, 2023 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Brown concur J.O. has a long history with child protection agencies. While living in Texas in 2012, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services removed J.O. from …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Amanda Kay Gossman v. Kyle Lee Jones ── Case No.: 22A-DR-02279 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 02, 2023 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Brown concur A year after Child’s birth in 2008, the Bartholomew Superior Court issued a custody order granting Mother and Father joint legal …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eric Diaz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02205 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 02, 2023 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Brown concur Early one morning, just before Christmas 2020, Hendricks County Sheriff’s Department Corporal Kyle Schaefer observed Diaz driving erratically on the roadway. Specifically, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason Trowbridge v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00763 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 07, 2023 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Bradford concur Trowbridge began stealing from his grandparents almost immediately after his grandmother gave him access to their checking account. Using that …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Todd Blakeney v. City of Covington ── Case No.: 23A-CT-00381 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 26, 2023 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Fountain Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bradford concur On the day he was electrocuted, Blakeney was working as a technician for a cable company seeking to cure an internet outage. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: B B v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01784 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2024 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Tavitas concur Child tested positive for THC exposure at his birth in late 2016. DCS, which was already involved in a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: A J v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JC-01565 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 20, 2024 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Kenworthy concur Mother’s history with the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) dates back nearly 20 years and includes, among other …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew Hector, et al. v. Archie Nevins, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-01461 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 23, 2024 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Kenworthy concur Sellers purchased the home in 2001 and used it as a rental property until 2015, when they decided to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-02949 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 28, 2024 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Monroe Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Tavitas concur In October 2021, C.C. (Child) was born with traces of methamphetamine, amphetamine, and THC in his body. DCS quickly …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: S I, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-00354 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 30, 2024 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Putnam Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur Mother’s history with DCS dates back 15 years and includes seven cases in which one or more …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Property-Owners Insurance Company v. Wildwood Court of Munster Condominium Association, Inc. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-02873 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 25, 2024 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Foley concur Wildwood Court of Munster Condominium Complex (Wildwood) is a condominium complex consisting of nine two-story residential buildings …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: B H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-02186 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Scheele concur Parents have two sons: four-year-old A.T. Jr. and two-year-old K.T. (collectively, Sons). The family first became involved with DCS …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John M. Hallett v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01665 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Scheele concur The day after Thanksgiving of 2017, Hallett murdered his roommate, Paul Gonzales, in their shared residence in Michigan City. There were …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Arthur Delaney Scott v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01771 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 11, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Felix concur In late 2022, Scott was placed on a 5-year term of probation after serving part of a 15-year sentence for three …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Michelle DiPego, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01268 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 23, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Delaware Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur Michelle is a resident of Muncie, Indiana, but the incident underlying her insurance claim occurred while she …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Taylor A Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02264 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 30, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Scheele concur Smith gave birth to W.W. on May 27, 2022. Both tested positive for methamphetamine, triggering an investigation by the Indiana Department …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Deshawn Markist Hutcherson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00780 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 27, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Bailey and Judge Brown concur Williams owned a 2010 black Acura MDX that was primarily driven by her son (Son). In …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Terry L. Harris v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00972 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge DeBoer concur On August 1, 2024, Officers Evan Rhoades and Hau Thang of the Fort Wayne Police Department were surveilling a residence located …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles W. Curry, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01844 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 24, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge DeBoer concur Curry pleaded guilty in the Lake Superior Court to Level 5 felony auto theft in July 2022 and was sentenced …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: N N, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 18A-JT-00809 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 17, 2018 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Bradford concur Mother and Father were married and had four children together: J.N. (born 7/25/07), N.N. (born 1/26/09), Ai.N. (born 11/27/11), and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lionel Gibson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-01534 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 18, 2021 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Tavitas concur In November of 1998, a jury convicted Gibson of Murder2 and Attempted Murder, a Class A felony. 3 On January 8, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 20A-JT-01882 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 22, 2021 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Shelby Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Tavitas concur Father and H.C. (“Mother”) had three children, born in 2012, 2014, and 2018. Mother gave birth to the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── G M v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-JV-01966 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 30, 2021 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Robb concur On December 20, 2018, then fifteen-year-old G.M. admitted his delinquency for having committed an act that would be Armed Robbery, as a Level 3 felony, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: M B v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-00566 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 06, 2021 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Pyle concur Child was born on May 9, 2019. At that time, both Child and Mother tested positive for methamphetamine. Mother reported that she …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ronald Leroy Dolak, Jr. v. Indiana Department of Corrections ── Case No.: 21A-MI-02243 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 16, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Altice concur On July 9, 1997, the State charged Dolak with four counts of child molesting for conduct …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tamara L. Lucas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02881 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 06, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bradford concur In September 2018, a jury convicted Lucas of sexual misconduct with a minor, as a Level 4 felony.1 The trial …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon Fisher v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01795 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 21, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Najam and Judge Bradford concur S.D. suffers from narcolepsy, a sleep disorder causing excessive daytime sleepiness. She takes a prescription stimulant during the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Roger Lee Storey v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02431 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 27, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: DeKalb Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bradford concur According to the factual basis, in October 2018, law enforcement recognized Storey—who reportedly had a suspended driver’s license—driving a vehicle …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M M v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-JV-02723 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 22, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bradford concur On March 9, 2018, M.M. was adjudicated delinquent for having committed an act that would be Class A misdemeanor battery if committed by an adult. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── City of Hammond, Indiana, et al. v. Phantom Fireworks Showrooms, LLC ── Case No.: 22A-PL-00507 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 24, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Phantom purchased property in Hammond on January 6, 2020, on which it intended to …
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Neutral
── Termination: A F v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-00936 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 30, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marshall Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Vaidik concur The Elkhart County DCS became involved with Mother, Father, and Child in 2016, when Child was two years …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Diamond v. Cassandra Schwartz ── Case No.: 22A-DN-00185 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 02, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Vaidik concur Husband and Wife were married on September 28, 2018. On October 20, 2020, Wife filed a petition to dissolve the marriage. On …
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Neutral
── TAMMI CLARK v. SAMER MATTAR, M.D. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-00116 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 09, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur In 2010, Pyles was “clinically severely obese,” and she suffered from gestational diabetes, asthma, acid reflux, bilateral knee pain, sleep apnea, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: K H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-02251 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur Mother gave birth to Child on May 1, 2018. On December 17, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) received a report …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── DEMARCUS DEMORROW BUSH v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00079 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 09, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Riley concur On August 12, 2019, the State charged Bush with having committed four crimes against then-eighteen-year-old D.M. on July …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Herbert Frank Breneman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01575 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 24, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur As a result of events that took place on July 8, 2021, the State charged Breneman with Possession of Methamphetamine, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C C, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 22A-JT-03013 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 23, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur Child was born on March 6, 2020, to Father and C.C. That same day, DCS received a report that Child …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kirby R McPhearson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02994 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2010, McPhearson began dating his now-wife, Melissa. Shortly thereafter, he moved in with Melissa and her five children, one …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mario L. Sims v. David M. Bengs, Marinosci Law Group, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-02280 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 04, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Kenworthy concur The factual background and an abbreviated procedural history of this case were set forth …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tory Dominique Ward v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-PC-02872 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 27, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur In Ward’s direct appeal, this Court stated the facts and procedural history as follows: Around May 27, 2015, Jordan Best …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M W v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-JV-00888 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 30, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On June 23, 2022, M.W. left home without her parents’ permission. Then, on June 27 and July 14, M.W. used her parents’ credit card information …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: A R v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01542 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Floyd Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur Mother and J.N. (“Father”) are the parents of L.N., born April 11, 2007, and C.N., born June 24, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: S G v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-02437 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 04, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Pyle concur [3] Child was born on January 18, 2018, to Mother and D.P. (“Father”).1 He has a chromosomal abnormality known as Chromosome 22q11.2 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: B S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01544 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Floyd Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Foley concur In December 2020, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) received a report alleging educational neglect of Children …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01625 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 16, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Foley concur Father and T.M. (“Mother”) (collectively, “Parents”) have two children together: C.M., born June 4, 2020, and M.M., born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lane B. Benziger v. Katherine Elizabeth Radabaugh Benziger ── Case No.: 24A-DC-01725 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 26, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Foley concur Husband and Wife were divorced on October 25, 2023. At that time, they owned ten acres of real estate …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of C M ── Case No.: 24A-MH-02765 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge DeBoer concur On October 8, 2024, IU Health filed an application for the emergency detention of thirty-two-year-old C.M., who had been admitted …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edward Leeander Holmes, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02795 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 08, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge DeBoer concur Sherri Owens started “casual[ly] dating” Holmes in October 2022. The two then spent that New Year’s Eve together at …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: S R v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02845 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 30, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Delaware Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge DeBoer concur In November 2020, Child was in Father’s physical custody, and Father was unaware of Mother’s whereabouts. Father was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: A C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01340 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur On April 14, 2023, DCS received a report alleging A.G., Jr., and his stepbrother, Z.L., 2 both of whom lived with Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: R B, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01803 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 10, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur R.B. was born on July 9, 2021, and P.B. was born on February 21, 2023. In 2016, prior to either …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Randle Moore v. Vilgar Property Management ── Case No.: 24A-EV-02357 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Lake Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur On March 27, 2024, Vilgar filed a Notice of Claim alleging breach of a lease agreement by Moore in the Small Claims Division …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── K M v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-01839 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 14, 2026 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Grant Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur The facts most favorable to the delinquency adjudication are as follows. In May 2025, K.M. was in a residential placement at …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Bryan D Lyons ── Case No.: 23S-CR-00163 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 27, 2023 Author: Justice Derek Molter County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Three days after Lyons’ young daughter reported to her grandmother that Lyons sexually abused her, Bedford Police Detective Kevin Jones interviewed Lyons at the police department. Lyons denied …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J P v. V B ── Case No.: 21S-AD-00090 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 02, 2021 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed In 2010, Mother gave birth to I.B. (Child). Mother and Child’s father (Father) divorced in 2014. Mother was awarded legal and physical custody of Child with parenting time to Father. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Zachariah Brian Wright v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20S-LW-00260 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: May 04, 2021 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Justice Rush and Justice David concur. Justice Massa concurs in result. Justice Slaughter dissents During the early morning hours of June 18, 2017, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Elizabeth Roetter v. Michael P Roetter, Jr. ── Case No.: 21S-DC-00568 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 10, 2022 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Elizabeth Roetter (Wife) and Michael Roetter (Husband) married in May 2014 with no prenuptial agreement. Husband’s premarital assets included an individual retirement account (IRA) valued at just over …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Marquis David Young v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22S-CR-00306 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 13, 2022 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed On May 3, 2020, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Young was inside the store of a gas station on the southwest corner of 45th Avenue and Broadway in Gary. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sabrina L. Dunn v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24S-CR-00123 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: April 10, 2024 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Orange Category: Criminal Decision: Vacated and Remanded Sabrina Dunn married William “Bill” Dunn in 2005. In 2018, Bill began using methamphetamine and became erratic and abusive. Sabrina moved into a separate guesthouse on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── In the Matter of the Certified Question: Jeffrey Cutchin as Personal Representative of the Estates of Claudine Cutchin and Adelaide Cutchin v. Amy L. Beard, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Insurance, Administrator of the Indiana Patient's Compensation Fund ── Case No.: 21S-CQ-00048 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 30, 2021 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter Category: Other Decision: Certified …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin Charles Isom v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 45S00-1508-PD-00508 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 30, 2021 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed This case arises from a brutal crime. In August 2007, Isom’s neighbors reported gunshots ringing out from his apartment. When police arrived, they quickly took shelter because of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JAMES A CROWE, et al. v. SAVVY IN LLC ── Case No.: 23S-TP-00090 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: October 11, 2023 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed In 1997, James and Phyllis Crowe (collectively, “the Crowes”) acquired title to three parcels of land (“Properties”), where the couple has resided since 1998. In 2019, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Penny Korakis v. Memorial Hospital of South Bend, et al. ── Case No.: 23S-CT-00109 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 25, 2024 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part On August 3, 2017, Penny Korakis was taken to Memorial Hospital of South Bend (“Hospital”) for medical care where …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A W v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23S-JV-00040 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 12, 2024 Author: Justice Mark Massa Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Justice Rush, Justice Slaughter, and Justice Molter concur. Justice Goff concurs in result A.W., a seventeen-year-old, fled on foot from a traffic stop for speeding. While A.W. ran, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Safeco Insurance Company of Indiana a/s/o Ramona Smith v. Blue Sky Innovation Group, Inc, et al. ── Case No.: 23S-CT-00272 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: April 02, 2024 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice Slaughter, and Justice Molter concur. Justice Goff concurs in part/dissents in part Ramona Smith owned a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Illinois Casualty Company v. Jessica Burciaga, et al. ── Case No.: 23S-PL-00180 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 10, 2024 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Justice Rush, Justice Slaughter, and Justice Molter concur. Justice Goff concurs in result/dissents in part Who decides? That is the fundamental question …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of A A ── Case No.: 49S02-1711-MH-00688 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: May 17, 2018 Author: Justice Loretta Rush Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded In August 2016, thirty-six-year-old A.A. lived with his mother, who grew concerned with his behavior and filed an application for emergency detention. The application stated that A.A. suffered from a psychiatric disorder and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── LEVETTA TUNSTALL v. DAWN MANNING ── Case No.: 19S-CT-00018 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 26, 2019 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice David, Justice Massa, and Justice Goff concur. Justice Slaughter dissents On a clear, dry afternoon, Dawn Manning was waiting at a stop sign in her vehicle when she was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jane Doe, et al. v. Carmel Operator, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 21S-CT-00015 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 15, 2021 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Seventy-seven-year-old Jane Doe II (“Jane”) was asked to leave her previous assisted living facility when it could no longer provide her the care she needed. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Byron Harris, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20S-CR-00546 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 24, 2021 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed In June 2018, eighth-grader Byron Harris, Jr. approached Trestepfone Pryor and accused Pryor of robbing him. Pryor denied the allegation, and Harris walked away. The next evening, Harris …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. TYSON TIMBS ── Case No.: 20S-MI-00289 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 10, 2021 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Grant Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice David and Justice Goff concur. Justice Slaughter concurs in result. Justice Massa dissents In August 2013, the State filed a civil forfeiture complaint, alleging that Tyson Timbs had …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Solarize Indiana, Inc. v. Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company dba Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana, et al. ── Case No.: 21S-EX-00236 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 08, 2022 Author: Justice Loretta Rush Category: Other Decision: Dismissed Justice David, Justice Massa, and Justice Goff concur. Justice Slaughter concurs/concurs in result The Indiana Administrative Code provides a filing procedure …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Performance Services, Inc. v. Randolph Eastern School Corporation ── Case No.: 23S-CP-00059 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 28, 2023 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Randolph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed In 2008, Performance Services, Inc. approached Randolph Eastern School Corporation (RESC) about constructing a wind turbine. Following school-board approval the following year, the parties entered into a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Giancarlo C. Aguilar v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02415 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur On April 2, 2025, Aguilar went to a Meijer store in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He walked throughout the store, placing items …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: K W v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-01805 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Mother and K.H. (“Father”) (collectively, “Parents”) are the parents of Child, who was born in December 2024. Parents lived together with Child, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01274 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 17, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Knox Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Scheele concur Mother and T.E. (“Father”) are the parents of B.H. (“Child”), who was born in July 2015. Father has never …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: C K v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-02257 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 6, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Dismissed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Child was born in August 2021 to Parents. On July 2024, Child was adjudicated a CHINS on Parents’ admission …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: B T v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-02269 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 20, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Monroe Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur Child was born to Mother in August 2013. Child has virtually no relationship with his father, who has been …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: D C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01948 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur 1 The trial court also terminated the children’s mother’s (“Mother”) parental relationships with the children. This Court affirmed those terminations under a separate …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Integre Homes, LLC, et al. v. 98 S. Main LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00236 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2026 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Foley concur The Swacks owned property in the Beachwalk neighborhood of Michigan City near Lake Michigan, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Pawel D. David v. Catrona A. David ── Case No.: 25A-DC-01272 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 6, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur The Davids got married in 2019 and had one child (Child) before Wife filed for divorce in July 2024. During their …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Osmin Martinez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01401 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 12, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Martinez was born in Honduras in 1998 and lived there until moving to the United States in 2019. In the Summer of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: A H, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-02321 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 18, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Between December 9 and December 11, 2023, Mother called law enforcement to Parents’ home four different times …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: A C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-02407 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Mother and M.G. (Father M.G.) are the parents of G.G. (born July 2010) and A.G. (born October 2016). Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── DeRyan Cook v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PC-02168 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Cook previously sought reversal of his murder conviction on direct appeal to this Court. Cook v. State, 119 N.E.3d 1092 (Ind. Ct. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── E S v. C H, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-AD-01167 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Rehearing Judge Pyle concurs. Judge Vaidik denies rehearing As we explained in our memorandum decision: On July 21, 2023, Grandparents filed a verified petition for the adoption of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christian R. Brooks v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02137 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Warren Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Foley concur On April 21, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., law enforcement observed Brooks traveling 127 miles per hour in a 60-mile-per-hour zone. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: K S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00860 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Altice concur Since well before Child’s birth, Mother has had a documented history of mental-health and substance-abuse issues. She has been …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── L M v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-02660 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Henry Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On August 26, 2025, Lebanon Police were dispatched to the Indiana United Methodist Children’s Home (“IUMCH”) to investigate a fight involving two …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: A W v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-02186 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jay Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Parents are the biological parents of Children. On February 9, 2023, DCS investigated a report that K.W., a sibling …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert E. Arthur v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02103 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur At all times relevant to this appeal, Annette Stewart “was legally blind.” Tr. Vol. III p. 87. Stewart could “barely” see …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Micky Brian Reyes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01930 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On September 29, 2024, Castillo went to the Four Winds Casino in South Bend. Castillo won between $1200.00 and $1800.00 while gambling, and began receiving …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Famous Thompson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02023 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur At approximately 8:00 p.m. on April 15, 2025, Erica Pryor was preparing dinner for her children when she heard …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J P v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JT-02230 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 24, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur Father has been “convicted of sexual battery of a person over 12 years old with a weapon” …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joseph Rodriguez, et al. v. Ellen Villalobos, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-01161 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Altice concur The Rodriguezes and Villaloboses are neighbors in the Wind Whistle Subdivision in Porter County, subject to the subdivision’s Declaration …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Deonte M Young v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01053 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Altice concur During the early morning hours of July 13, 2023, Young was a passenger in an orange Ford Escape that was westbound …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dimanione Lovelace v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01353 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur On January 1, 2023, while Shae Martin and Bailey Hensley were “hanging out[,]” Hensley received a message from Lovelace or Amarion Alsup …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: K F v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01522 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 20, 2026 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge DeBoer concur Case Summary K.F. (Mother) appeals the involuntary termination of her parental rights to her minor child, J.V. Jr. (Child). …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: J L v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-01895 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Tavitas concur Case Summary J.L. (“Mother”) appeals the trial court’s adjudication of her son, L.H. Jr., (“Child”), as a child in need of services (“CHINS”). …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles Jennings v. Jessica A. Smiley, et al. ── Case No.: 24S-CT-00186 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 24, 2025 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice Massa, and Justice Slaughter concur. Justice Molter dissents While traveling northbound on Westfield Boulevard in Carmel during rush hour, motorist Jessica Smiley (the Defendant) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher Nardi v. J. Bradley King, et al. ── Case No.: 25S-PL-00064 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 18, 2025 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded In December 2020, Christopher Nardi submitted to the Division an APRA request for documents related to Indiana’s voter-registration system. He made three requests: (1) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Glenn Thomas v. Valpo Motors Inc. ── Case No.: 24S-PL-00286 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: May 13, 2025 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Vacated and Remanded In late 2019, Bernadette O’Malley bought a used 2007 Dodge Caliber (the Car) from Valpo Motors, Inc. (or just Valpo). At the time of the sale, Valpo …
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Neutral
── Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, et al. v. Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 23S-EX-00162 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 19, 2024 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Justice Massa and Justice Molter concur. Justice Rush and Justice Goff concur in result This case involves regulatory approval of a public utility’s proposed …
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Neutral
── Automotive Finance Corporation v. Meng Liu ── Case No.: 24S-CC-00223 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 23, 2025 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Massa, Justice Slaughter, and Justice Molter concur. Justice Goff dissents This case presents an unfortunate, cautionary tale for individuals who represent themselves in civil litigation. In …
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Neutral
── Ricky L Taylor v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25S-CR-00349 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 17, 2025 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Vacated and Remanded Justice Goff and Justice Molter concur. Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter dissent In 2023, Ricky Taylor was living in Muncie and selling blue pills known as …
