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── Commitment of D H ── Case No.: 25A-MH-01358 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 03, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Robb concur On May 13, 2025, forty-six-year-old D.H. was taken by police to the medical psychiatric unit at St. Vincent Hospital after he was found wandering …
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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 …
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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. …
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── 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 …
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Neutral
── Crowder Farms, LLC v. Jeff L. Flick ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02176 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 13, 2025 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Orange Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge DeBoer concur The Flick Property and the Crowder Farms Property both sit on the western side of County Road 1175 West (“1175W”) in …
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Neutral
── P G v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-01621 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2024 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur On August 25, 2023, the State filed a delinquency petition, alleging that P.G. was a delinquent child for committing acts constituting Criminal …
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Neutral
── Duane L. Keeling v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00401 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2024 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur Keeling was pulled over for a traffic stop by officers of the LaPorte Police Department. A K-9 alerted to the presence …
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── CHINS: A W v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-01170 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2024 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur Mother is the biological parent of Child, who was fourteen years old at the time of the CHINS …
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Neutral
── Jaylin J Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00204 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2024 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur In May and June of 2021, a confidential informant engaged in a series of controlled buys of heroin and fentanyl from …
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── Dwayne Allen Wright v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00781 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2024 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur In the pre-dawn hours of July 9, 2021, Michael Daudy awoke to his dogs “going crazy” near his back door. Tr. …
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Neutral
── Samuel Lynn Thompson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00453 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2024 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Vacated in Part, Remanded Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur In the early morning hours of December 7, 2022, police responded to a 911 call …
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Neutral
── Commitment of C R ── Case No.: 24A-MH-01485 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 18, 2024 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur C.R. is a fifty-eight-year-old homeless man who struggles with schizophrenia. Between October 2023 and May 2024, C.R. was hospitalized for psychiatric reasons on four …
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Neutral
── Termination: W F v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01539 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2024 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur Mother and Tu. W. 1 (“Father”) are the biological parents of Children. “[A]bout a week prior to giving birth to” Children, Mother complained …
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Neutral
── Andrew D Wallace v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01436 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2024 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur On March 3, 2024, Eric Johnson left his apartment in the City of Lawrence to go to a nearby gas station …
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── Dr. Butt's Orthodontics, P.C., et al. v. Mall at Rockingham, LLC ── Case No.: 24A-CC-01350 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2024 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur On June 28, 2019, DBO entered into a seven-year lease with Landlord, 1 to lease certain premises …
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Neutral
── Michael Auriemma v. Catherine Capers, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-SC-01291 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 06, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur Antoinette Capers and Chadwick Loyd (“Tenants”) rented a South Bend, Indiana house from Auriemma. Auriemma brought an action to eject …
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Neutral
── Roy DeYoung, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01252 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 15, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur On August 25, 2021, under cause number 79D06-2107-F6-646 (“F6-646”), DeYoung pled guilty to Level 6 felony Operating a Vehicle with an …
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Neutral
── Aron Phillip Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00548 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 29, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur On February 16, 2023, the police were called after David Burch’s neighbors observed suspicious activity at his Elwood, Indiana house, and …
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Neutral
── CHINS: B G v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-01579 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Jennings Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur In 2013, following Mother’s failed drug screen for methamphetamine, Mother and Child’s biological father, R.G. (“Father”), 1 admitted to …
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Neutral
── Joseph Quail v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01501 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Starke Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur After Quail and L.Y.’s romantic relationship ended in 2022, L.Y. obtained a protective order prohibiting Quail from contacting her or coming to …
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Neutral
── Terrance Donte Cox v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00772 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur In October 2017, Cox struck his live-in girlfriend, B.C., in the face with his hand during an argument about money and …
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── Paternity: Abigail E Reith v. Matthew Chaffee ── Case No.: 24A-JP-00161 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May concurs. Judge Tavitas concurs in part/dissents in part Mother and Father had a short-lived romantic relationship during which Child was conceived. Almost immediately after Mother learned …
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Neutral
── Jason Cornell Matlock v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00718 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur On an unknown date, a confidential informant advised Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (“IMPD”) Detective Scott Nickels (“Detective Nickels”) that a man …
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Neutral
── Christopher Colbert v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01782 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur In August 2023, Colbert and his twelve-year-old child (“Child”) were at Colbert’s residence in Dyer, Indiana. Unbeknownst to Child, Colbert made her …
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Neutral
── G H v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-01892 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 14, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur While living with his father (“Father”) and stepmother (“Stepmother”), thirteen-year-old G.H. left home without permission, was arrested, and placed in the Shelter Care Unit of the …
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Neutral
── Cameron Michael Reine v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01781 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur On April 2, 2024, Reine and Misty Turner (“Turner”), drew the attention of Craig Young (“Investigator Young”), an asset protection investigator …
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Neutral
── Tracy Talley v. Cheswick Homeowners' Association, Inc. ── Case No.: 24A-SC-00581 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur The Association consists of members who own homes in the Cheswick Place Subdivision on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Established …
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Neutral
── Hartford Iron & Metal Inc. v. August Mack Environmental Inc., et al. ── Case No.: 24A-MI-01534 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 04, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur Hartford Iron is a small-town, family-owned scrapyard business in its third generation of ownership. Over the …
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Neutral
── Anthony Xavier Carr v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01599 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 17, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur In April 2022, Smith and Carr began a dating relationship that was marred with frequent conflict. According to Carr, the couple …
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── Commitment of G M ── Case No.: 24A-MH-02677 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 27, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur On October 15, 2024, G.M. went to the emergency room at Eskenazi Hospital (“Eskenazi”) in Indianapolis after he was asked to leave a homeless …
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Neutral
── Jasmine Damara Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02201 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 31, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur On March 29, 2022, Smith pled guilty pursuant to plea agreements in two different causes. In Cause Number 29D03-2106-F5-3173 …
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Neutral
── Paternity: Julie Lynn Bravard, et al. v. Angela Rose Televito ── Case No.: 24A-JP-02178 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 31, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Hancock Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur Angela Televito (Mother) and Richard Bravard (Father) are the biological parents of Children: T.B., born on November 25, …
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Neutral
── Stacey Buchanan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02110 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 31, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur While on patrol on March 30, 2024, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Jacob Scheid (Officer Scheid) observed a Mercury Mountaineer with a …
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Neutral
── Malcom Xavier Murray v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01671 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 31, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur On April 28, 2023, Wilson was working as a street ambassador3 for the City of Indianapolis, when he encountered Murray, wearing …
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Neutral
── Martha Ellis v. Anonymous Hospital, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-MI-01600 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 31, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik 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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Neutral
── Chastity Lynn Brown v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01800 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 02, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur On June 26, 2023, Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies learned of possible drug trafficking at the Shelby County Jail. A confidential informant …
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Neutral
── Tyrone Hampton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00840 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 10, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur On May 12, 2023, Hampton met SaPrina Ashburn (SaPrina) as she was walking home from her job at a Family Dollar store …
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Neutral
── Destanie A Norwood v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01798 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 23, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Tavitas concur In June 2022, Norwood left for work and told her eleven-year-old son, L.N., to stay home and she would return for …
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Neutral
── Joseph J. Roth-Bradley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02236 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 05, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Wells Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur Roth-Bradley and K.H. had a child together. When the relationship ended, Roth-Bradley continued to intimidate and scare K.H., one time even …
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Neutral
── Gregory Lee Matthews v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02198 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 05, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur After swerving out of his lane of traffic and failing to signal his turn, police pulled Matthews over. The police tried …
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Neutral
── Spencer Patterson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01906 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 05, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur Around 1:40 p.m. on July 13, 2023, Gary Police Department Officer Shanesha Joseph received an alert to be on …
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Neutral
── Valentine Lee Torrez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01517 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 05, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur Mother’s stepfather is Torrez who is married to her mother, Celia Torrez (Celia). At some point before November of 2021, Torrez …
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Neutral
── Shawntrell Damond Leathers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02504 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 07, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur Around 3:00 a.m. on August 21, 2023, the 911 dispatcher received a call that four men were “getting ready to fight” …
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Neutral
── Dericka Rena Stokes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02362 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 07, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur On November 4, 2023, Moore lived with her adult son, Melvin Moore (Melvin), in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was “the only owner” …
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Neutral
── Paternity: Kasandra L. Tiffin v. Cameron L. Wagner ── Case No.: 24A-JP-02137 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 19, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur Child was born to Father and Mother on January 8, 2019. On December 23, 2020, the paternity court ordered the …
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Neutral
── Christopher S. Busch v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02387 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur In April 2023, 55-year-old Busch responded to an ad posted on a prostitution website called List Crawlers. The ad depicted a …
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Neutral
── Commitment of D W ── Case No.: 24A-MH-02284 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur On August 21, 2024, D.W., a forty-six-year-old male, voluntarily admitted himself to IU Methodist after he experienced increased anxiety, feelings of paranoia, and worsening …
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Neutral
── Termination: H A, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02266 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur 1. Facts Specific to Mother’s Appeal Mother gave birth to Child on September 14, 2022. Mother and …
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Neutral
── Alfred Williams Comer, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01832 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur Appellee’s Appendix Vol. 2 at 3. Similarly, the DOC issued an abstract of judgment showing Comer had a sentence of …
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Neutral
── Timothy Marcus Mayberry v. Stacy Hall ── Case No.: 24A-CT-01340 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Miami Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur 1. Grievance Policy Mayberry was an inmate at the Miami Correctional Facility and, at all relevant times, the DOC’s Offender …
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Neutral
── J M v. C M ── Case No.: 24A-AD-02793 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 13, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Parke Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur relevant to the issues presented for review but need not repeat what is in the statement of the case.” Stepfather’s one-sentence statement of …
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Neutral
── Jonathan Maw v. Elizabeth Pringle ── Case No.: 24A-DC-02740 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 13, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Putnam Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur Father and Elizabeth Pringle (Mother) were married for three months and had one child (Child) together before Mother petitioned to dissolve the marriage …
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Neutral
── Cory L. Uhrlaub v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02144 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 13, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur In 2020, Uhrlaub pled guilty to Level 5 felony intimidation 1 and was sentenced to four years imprisonment, with two years …
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Neutral
── Charles James Popp v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01889 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 16, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur In March 2012, a jury found Popp guilty of eight counts of Class B felony sexual misconduct with a minor, one …
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Neutral
── Shavon McFadden v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01857 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 16, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur In December 2023, while working as a clerk at a Southport Speedway gas station in Indianapolis, Brandon Rasp left the cash register …
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Neutral
── Enoch J. Frank v. Monica S. Frank ── Case No.: 24A-DN-02572 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 25, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur Husband and Wife were married on November 17, 2018 without a premarital agreement. Wife filed for divorce on February 20, 2024 …
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Neutral
── Jose David Mariona Bejarano v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02585 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 30, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur In November 2022, M.A. began working for Valley Farms Apartments in Westfield. She worked as an assistant to the head …
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Neutral
── Chosen Latroy Alexander v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02610 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 14, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur On November 2, 2020, Alexander and his friend went to a Phillips 66 gas station in South Bend to get …
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Neutral
── Joshua Gabehart v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02535 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 14, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Wells Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur On May 12, 2024, a woman reported to the police that a man who called himself “Tattoo Josh,” later identified as Gabehart, …
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Neutral
── Robert Brannon v. Elisabeth Brannon ── Case No.: 24A-DC-02518 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 14, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur Father and Mother were married for seventeen years and had five children before divorcing in 2021. Their Marital Settlement Agreement (MSA) outlines their …
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Neutral
── Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company v. Technicolor USA, Inc, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01522 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 14, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur FILED Jul 14 2025, 9:45 am CLERK IN THE Indiana Supreme Court Court of Appeals and …
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Neutral
── Keith Lee Bryant v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01425 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 14, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur Between May 25 and 26, 2021, Bryant exchanged ten phone calls with Keandre Coleman (Coleman). 1 Bryant last called Coleman at …
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Neutral
── Steven Eugene Perry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01907 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 06, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur In July 2020, twenty-four-year-old P.N. met and talked to twenty-eight-year-old Perry at a co-worker’s bonfire. Later, the two communicated through Instagram …
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Neutral
── Jeremy McCandless v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00037 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 11, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Pike Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur On October 2, 2023, a Pike County Sheriff’s Office deputy received a report of possible child molestation from the Indiana Department of …
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Neutral
── Dominick Woods v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03058 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 11, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Officer Patrick Tieken reported to the Metro Nightclub on Massachusetts Avenue in …
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Neutral
── Amanda L. Summers-Book v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03003 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 11, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Whitley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur On September 21, 2023, Book led an Indiana State Trooper on a car chase through Whitley County while she was intoxicated, …
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Neutral
── Maple Tree LP, II, et al. v. Rachel Rebollo ── Case No.: 25A-CT-00042 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 15, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Rebollo was born with arthrogryposis, a condition that affects the development of muscles and bones and, in Rebollo’s case, …
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Neutral
── Lyfe Covington v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00335 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 21, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Covington was scheduled to attend a new employee orientation at Allisonville Meadows Assisted Living (the “Facility”) in Fishers on September …
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Neutral
── Kathryn M Jasionowski, et al. v. Town of Whitestown, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-02913 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 21, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Boone Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur The Jasionowskis have resided at 401 East Pierce Street in Whitestown, Indiana (“the Property”) …
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Neutral
── Brandon Scott Dewitt v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02789 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 21, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur On October 26, 2023, two Jeffersonville Police Department officers were dispatched to a Thorntons convenience store in response to a disturbance. …
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Neutral
── CHINS: B B, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00010 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 25, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Ripley Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Child has been the subject of three CHINS cases in her three years of life. …
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Neutral
── Commitment of G J ── Case No.: 24A-MH-03101 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 25, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur On May 16, 2023, IU Health Methodist Hospital (IU Health) filed a petition for the temporary involuntary commitment of G.J., a twenty-three-year-old woman, after …
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Neutral
── Amari Erik Lenoir v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02963 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 25, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur In October 2020, eighteen-year-old Lenoir lived with his father, Erik Lenoir (Erik), on Queen Street in South Bend. Noah Glassburn, …
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Neutral
── Lorenzo N. Rodgers, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00129 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 28, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Late on February 17, 2024, Rodgers and his girlfriend, S.B., got into an argument at their apartment. After consuming …
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Neutral
── Timothy Emmett Breed v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00574 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 29, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur In January 2023, Indiana Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers executed a search warrant at Breed’s residence and found 2,076.64 grams of …
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Neutral
── Jeffrey Alan Vanbibber v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03164 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 29, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur On September 27, 2023, Wilson’s ex-husband drove her home in the Ford pickup truck they shared. When she …
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Neutral
── Juan C. Ocampo v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02785 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 29, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur In the fall of 2021, the Jeffersonville Police Department received a tip from a Louisville Metro Police Department detective …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew Ryan Nowlan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00437 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 12, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur When she was twelve years old, C.M. lived with her mother (Mother); her stepfather, Nowlan; her stepbrother, H.N.; and two younger …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: K C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-03121 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 12, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Owen Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Child was born on March 18, 2021, to parents R.P. (Mother) and K.C. (Father) (collectively “Parents”). On October 3, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christina Lopp v. Jason Lopp ── Case No.: 24A-DC-03119 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 17, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Clark Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Wife and Husband were married in 2006 and had one child during the marriage. In June 2021, Wife filed a petition …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: M S v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JT-03041 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 17, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Mother and L.J. (“Father”)1 are the parents of L.S., born February 5, 2014. Mother is also the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Supervised Estate: Daniel L. Stephan v. Douglas Stephan, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-ES-01911 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 17, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Huntington Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur The matter of Richard Stephan’s Estate (the “Estate”) has a litigious history spanning almost a decade …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ernest L. Chase, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02954 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 18, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Rehearing Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur MEMORANDUM DECISION ON REHEARING Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision is not binding precedent for any court …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rodrigo Haynes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00543 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Scott Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur On September 15, 2015, Haynes pled guilty to Class B felony burglary and Class B felony robbery for crimes he committed in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rocky Jordan Dixon v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00478 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur On March 15, 2024, Dixon pled guilty to Level 5 felony intimidation and Level 6 felony theft. He was sentenced to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── K G v. Review Board ── Case No.: 25A-EX-00466 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur MEMORANDUM DECISION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision is not binding precedent for any court and may be cited only for persuasive value or …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Antoinette Mcnary v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00781 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 29, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur On November 7, 2024, officers were dispatched to McNary’s home in response to a report of a domestic disturbance. When …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Esequiel Trejo, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00039 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 29, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur On July 10, 2023, seventeen-year-old Luis Hernandez-Acosta and teenager Israel Vargas 1 agreed to meet and “confront each other.” Tr. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Philip K. Brown, et al. v. The Charles Sturdevant Post of the American Legion Post #46, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00513 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Tipton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Since at least 1999, the Legion has owned property on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── G S v. S S ── Case No.: 25A-PO-00235 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: DeKalb Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur On September 11, 2024, G.S. approached S.S. in school while she was standing at her locker. G.S. began yelling at S.S., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Steven R. Peabody, et al. v. State of Indiana Office of the Secretary of State Securities Division ── Case No.: 25A-MI-00135 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 03, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur In 2009, Steven Peabody founded VoCare, a medical technology company in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: A B, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00460 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 09, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Mother has three daughters: K.B. (born March 28, 2008), K.C. (born June 25, 2014), …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shaun Anthonio Tucker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00678 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur In May 2018, Tucker agreed to plead guilty to Level 5 felony battery in Jefferson County. The trial court accepted his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Douglas E. Jimenez Bernal v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01190 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur In 2009, shortly after immigrating to the United States from El Salvador, Blanca Medrano (Mother) married James Young. Together, they …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: R J v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00703 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 16, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Child was born on November 17, 2009 to Mother and Father, C.K. Mother has primary custody of Child, as …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Donna Wagner v. Mark Christopher Perry, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00674 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 22, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur FILED Oct 22 2025, 8:54 am CLERK Indiana Supreme Court Court of Appeals and Tax Court IN …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J R, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00917 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Clark Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Parents have three children: A.R., born October 28, 2015; R.R., born March 15, 2018; and C.R., born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Harron Jamil Burnett v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01113 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 24, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur On February 6, 2022, Burnett was arrested in a White Castle drive-through in Kokomo after he fell asleep in the driver’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony J. Giger, et al. v. Joshua L. Hogue ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00448 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 24, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Brown Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur In 2020, Hogue purchased property in Nineveh where he lives with his wife, their children, and several working dogs. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David Sipe, et al. v. Restor Group LLC ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02473 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 24, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur After the Sipes’ home sustained damage from a hailstorm in 2021, they filed a claim with their …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony Codalata v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01365 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 27, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur In November 2023, K.W., Codalata’s girlfriend of eight years, returned home from a nail appointment to find …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Luke Steffel v. Sarah Kroeger ── Case No.: 25A-JP-00351 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 28, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Until Summer 2024, Father and Mother were in a romantic relationship and lived together near South Bend. They are the parents of two children, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Vincent McCurtis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00580 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Kenworthy concur MEMORANDUM DECISION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision is not binding precedent for any court and may be cited …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Taylor Building Corporation of America v. Brett Milton, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-01290 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 05, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Carroll Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Under the Agreement, executed by the parties in March 2021, 1 Taylor agreed to construct a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Darlene Tibbets v. Terry Nelson Benning ── Case No.: 25A-DN-00764 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 05, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Felix concur In November 2020, the trial court entered a decree dissolving the parties’ marriage and incorporating the terms of their mediated marital settlement …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dakota King v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01342 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 10, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Orange Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur In 2015, when King was eighteen years old, he engaged in oral and anal sex with a fifteen-year-old friend. He …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dawn Greene v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00817 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 10, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Greene, a Porter County resident, is the former Assistant Superintendent of Operations for SCH located in Lake County. Following an Indiana State …
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
── John William Gertchen v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00919 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 12, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur In April 2019, the State charged Gertchen with five felonies for dealing methamphetamine and suboxone in Johnson County. In June, he …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tyrone Pete Boyd v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02853 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 18, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur On August 22, 2022, when Boyd’s friend, Randall Hampton, stopped by and knocked on his apartment door, Boyd answered looking “panick[ed]” …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas Wynn, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01543 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur In 2022, under Cause No. 39D01-2212-CM-1326 (CM-1326), the State charged Wynn with Class A misdemeanor operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Melvin Lewis Graves v. Destinee Rae Patterson ── Case No.: 25A-DN-00726 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Graves was incarcerated at the time but filed a response denying the petition and asked for a hearing. The court scheduled …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M H v. C S ── Case No.: 25A-PO-01492 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 24, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur M.H., C.S., and A.M. work at the same branch of the United States Postal Service (USPS) in downtown Indianapolis. On April 5, 2025, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tavion Donte Cobb v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01370 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 08, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Cobb’s then-girlfriend Germia Groves was the mother of eighteen-month-old N.G., her son from a previous relationship. One evening, Groves texted Cobb …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: N D, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01295 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 08, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Parents have five children together, 1 four of whom are the subjects of the underlying CHINS and termination proceedings: An.D., born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J W, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JT-03052 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 08, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann concurs. Judge Bradford dissents Child was born to Parents in November 2009. In October 2017, when Child …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony M. Mason v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01298 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 10, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur In December 2023, Mason and his girlfriend, Pamela Johnson, were at her house with their twenty-month-old toddler and six-month-old baby. Mason, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon Allen Eaton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01481 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 12, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur On January 26, 2024, Joshua and his wife, Chrissy Burton (collectively, the Burtons), were getting ready to leave their apartment for …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jerome Matthew Pinckney v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01667 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Prior to April 18, 2022, Pinckney and Ashlen Cooper had “dated briefly” but did not know each other very well. Transcript …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kimberly Mitchell v. Tudor Park Inc., by its Receiver, James M. Paul, ALPS Property Management, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-01461 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Tudor Park is an administratively dissolved nonprofit corporation that manages apartments …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Funmilola Grace Olowoyo-Sherrod v. Francis J Tincher ── Case No.: 25A-JP-00768 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Huntington Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Mother and Father (collectively, Parents) have one child together, N.T., who was born on April 18, 2022. Father resides with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Maeling Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01994 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 18, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur In May 2021, an Evansville Police Department officer was in his police cruiser when a man approached him and told him he …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael W. Hart v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01139 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 18, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Pike Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Hart was the primary caregiver for his elderly father for approximately three years. During that time, he lived in a trailer …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mark Allen Obanion v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01649 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 22, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur In July 2024, A.J.’s mother awoke early one morning to find that A.J. was not at home. In the process …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew E Orellana Gallegos v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00535 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 22, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur When M.M.S. was eight years old, eighteen-year-old Gallegos was dating her older sister, F.S. Upon learning that F.S. was pregnant …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher T. Tandy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00097 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 22, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Scheele concurs. Judge Tavitas dissents FILED Dec 22 2025, 10:09 am CLERK Indiana Supreme Court Court of Appeals and Tax Court IN THE Court of Appeals …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── The Trustees of Indiana University v. Chris Bradberry, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-00284 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Football “is a violent, high force contact sport.” Appellant’s App. Vol. 3 at 202. College football …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A S v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-01334 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 02, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur In May 2024, A.S., who was then sixteen, broke into a Dollar General store in Indianapolis but fled after setting off an …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mark Alan Christy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01020 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 02, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur In the fall of 2018, five-year-old A.S. and her family moved to Westfield to live with her grandmother and step-grandfather, Christy. …
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
── Linda A. Kelly v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01968 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 15, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Brown Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur The deputy found a truck in Kelly’s driveway that matched the description of the vehicle involved in the crash. The license …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: L M v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01806 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 16, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Mother and K.B. (Father) (collectively, Parents) are the parents of Ke.B. and Ka.B. Ke.B. was born on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Maurice D. Bennett v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01600 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 16, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur In September 2024, the State charged Bennett with Level 3 felony burglary, Level 3 felony criminal confinement, Level 5 felony intimidation, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── P H v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-02233 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur The day after a 2018 Hyundai Tucson was reported stolen, Lawrence Police Officer Mackenzie Cobb saw the vehicle, began to follow it, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Attorneys Title Agency of Indiana, et al. v. Marvin L Johnson ── Case No.: 25A-CT-02325 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Johnson alleges that he entered into a contract to purchase two parcels of real estate …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeri L. Knox v. Winnie J Walker, Trustee ── Case No.: 25A-CT-01022 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Putnam Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Winnie is the eighty-one-year-old surviving spouse of Frank Walker and trustee of The Frank R. Walker and Winnie J. Walker …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher W Givans v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00982 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur In April 2024, Givans and a friend led a Jamestown police officer on a car chase …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Derek Steven McCauley v. Newrez LLC D/B/A Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing ── Case No.: 25A-MF-00973 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Shellpoint filed a complaint to foreclose a mortgage against real estate owned by McCauley, alleging that McCauley had …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anita J. Woodson v. Rhonda Randall as Personal Representative of the estate of Joanne F. Roache ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00779 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 27, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur Woodson’s mother married the Decedent in 2007 when he was in his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeffrey L. Howard, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01961 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur In November 2024, Howard pled guilty to Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe and was sentenced to eighteen …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Caleb A. Pickett v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02247 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 29, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Warren Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur In October 2024, Pickett went to his mother’s house where his son also lived. Pickett’s mother thought his behavior …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Donald Everling v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PC-02246 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur 1. Background In June 2018, Everling met with his supervising probation officer who told him that he needed to complete a drug …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James T. McCollom v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01718 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Perry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur In March 2024, M.S. and E.W. were best friends and lived near each other in Cannelton. At the time, the girls …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Randy Flowers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02217 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 06, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur The facts supporting Flowers’ conviction are straightforward and undisputed. He drank alcohol past the point of intoxication, got behind the wheel of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Jonathan Novakowski v. Jennifer L. Novakowski, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JP-01731 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 06, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Boone Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur 1. Dissolution Case Parents got married in 2008 and had six children together, four of whom are still minors …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: R S, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 90A02-1606-JT-01459 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2017 Author: Judge Paul Mathias Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Baker and Judge Pyle concur Daughter was born to Mother and Father in January 2013. On March 29, 2014, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── JESSIE GRIMES v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 31A01-1609-CR-02190 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 05, 2017 Author: Judge Paul Mathias Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge Altice concur Grimes is the father of A.G., D.G., and J.G., and in 2015, the children lived with Grimes and his girlfriend, Ashleigh Keck (“Keck”). In August 2015, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: A B v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JC-02304 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Felix concur In 2024, Father and nine-year-old Child lived in paternal grandmother’s home. Father had custody of Child. After …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kudzai Shonhai v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-02306 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 16, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Foley concurs. Judge Felix concurs in result Shonhai has lived in the United States since 2006 when the United States government granted him asylum from …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A T, et al. v. J S ── Case No.: 25A-AD-00100 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 13, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Fulton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Felix concur Unfortunately, Mother’s and Stepfather’s statement of the case and statement of the facts fail to mention that this is the latest …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy Malott v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19A-CR-02620 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 19, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Baker and Judge Pyle concur [3] Around 2:45 p.m. on October 5, 2018, Malott’s sister drove him to a body shop in Michigan City …
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
── 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 …
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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 …
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Neutral
── K B v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-JV-00072 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2020 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Jennings Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Crone concur Case Summary K.B. was adjudicated a delinquent child and placed on probation by dispositional decree. After he admitted to committing acts that …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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Neutral
── Patrick Humphrey v. US Xpress, Inc, et al. ── Case No.: 20S-CT-00548 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: September 08, 2020 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Jackson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed The amount of evidence necessary for a court to instruct a jury on a mitigation-of-damages defense is minimal, requiring only a “scintilla”. This stands in contrast to …
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Neutral
── Steven Glover, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Shelina M. Glover v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company ── Case No.: 20S-CT-00023 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: October 08, 2020 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Vacated and Remanded Shelina Glover died in a car crash that was not her fault. Her estate …
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Neutral
── K CG v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20S-JV-00263 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: November 16, 2020 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter Category: Juvenile Decision: Vacated and Remanded Under Indiana law, only juvenile courts have power to adjudicate a child a delinquent. The delinquency alleged here is that respondent, K.C.G., age 16, committed the offense of dangerous possession of …
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Neutral
── Dylan Thomas Tate v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19S-LW-00444 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 28, 2021 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed A jury found Dylan Tate guilty of molesting and murdering an eighteen-month-old boy. During sentencing, the jury found three statutory aggravators beyond a reasonable doubt and recommended life …
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Neutral
── New Nello Operating Co., LLC v. COMPRESSAIR ── Case No.: 20S-CC-00578 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: April 22, 2021 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded In a typical asset purchase, the buyer acquires the seller’s assets but not its liabilities. The general rule is not absolute, however, and this case …
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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 …
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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 …
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Neutral
── Southlake Indiana LLC v. Lake County Assessor ── Case No.: 21S-TA-00239 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: September 22, 2021 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter Category: Other Decision: Reversed and Remanded This case concerns the assessment of commercial real property in Lake County. In 2014, the assessor increased a mall’s property-tax assessment for that tax year and issued notices increasing the …
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Neutral
── Roger D Rotert v. Connie S Stiles ── Case No.: 21S-TR-00452 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: October 08, 2021 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Jackson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice David, and Justice Massa concur. Justice Goff concurs in result When Marcille Borcherding died, she left her estate in trust for her children. One trust …
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Neutral
── PAUL MICHAEL WILKES v. CELADON GROUP, INC., et al. ── Case No.: 19S-CT-00564 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 06, 2021 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush and Justice Massa concur. Justice David and Justice Goff concur in part/dissent in part A commercial truck driver sustained injuries when his cargo fell …
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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, …
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Neutral
── Ryan Matthew Gluys v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01488 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2026 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Rush Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Foley concur Prior to the events at issue herein, Gluys had a child (“Child”) with Amanda Blackford. The record does not …
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 …
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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 …
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Neutral
── Joseph S. Rechlicz, et al. v. Pricepoint Builders, LLC ── Case No.: 25A-PL-01071 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 12, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Under the construction agreement, Price Point agreed to construct a home for the Rechliczes in Highland. Several months after …
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Neutral
── Chrishone Tyrell Reed v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02133 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur A few days after Christmas 2023, Reed arrived at a supervised visitation facility for a scheduled visit with his three-year-old daughter. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Stack, Jr. v. Midwest Investment Solutions, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-01824 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 17, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Franklin Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur MEMORANDUM DECISION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision is not binding precedent for …
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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
── Rodregus Morgan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00836 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur 1. The Shooting Morgan and Harmon knew each other for forty-five years and had four children together. Their romantic relationship …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Isaiah Jerone Stokes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00531 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice concurs. Judge Pyle dissents IN THE Court of Appeals of Indiana FILED Isaiah Jerone Stokes, Appellant-Defendant Feb 25 2026, 8:52 am CLERK Indiana Supreme Court …
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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
── Hamid R Raffieed v. Sheri Schenkel, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00778 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: DeKalb Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2023, Raffieed agreed to purchase Traxside from the Schenkels. In March of that year, Raffieed filed a complaint against …
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Neutral
── Lamenski Ewing v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 26S-CR-00043 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 12, 2026 Author: Justice Derek Molter County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Justice Rush and Justice Goff concur. Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter dissent Ewing pleaded guilty to criminal confinement (Level 3 felony) and interfering with reporting a crime (Class A …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ajaylan M Shabazz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25S-CR-00183 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 23, 2026 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed In May 2021, four individuals—Ajaylan Shabazz, Ariona Darling, Dustin Blair, and Tiffany Ferris—often snuck into a filthy storage room at a motel for shelter and to use drugs. …