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── B S v. R F ── Case No.: 23A-AD-01362 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Henry Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur Father and T.F. (“Mother”) were in a relationship, and both were addicted to drugs. They were “on the run” due to Father’s pending …
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── Timothy Glen Bryan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00944 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur Bryan is the father of R.C., and R.C. is the mother of E.C., who was born in 2005. In June 2014, …
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── Jamar Banks v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-00769 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur In 2018, the State charged Banks with several offenses in three cases. 1 In Case No. 02D06-1802-F3-000013 (“Case No. F3-13”), the State …
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── Jamie Marie Russell v. Leonard Allen Russell ── Case No.: 23A-DC-00578 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 22, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Mother and Father married in July 2016. The marriage produced one child, Daughter, who was born in December 2017. …
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── Jonte Twan Crawford v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-01044 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 27, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur The underlying facts are set forth, in part, in Crawford’s direct appeal: [O]n March 17, 2013, seventeen-year-old Crawford, with the assistance …
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── State of Indiana, et al. v. John Laughlin, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00937 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 29, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur In September 2022, the Laughlins filed a complaint against the State alleging inverse condemnation. The Laughlins …
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Neutral
── Shane Edward Durham v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-00760 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 04, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Fayette Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur This appeal stems from a plea agreement that Durham entered into in 2019. In 2018, the State charged Durham with four …
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── Robert C. Jones v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01757 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur This appeal stems from several acts of domestic violence that Jones perpetrated against his then-wife. On May 6, 2020, in Cause …
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Neutral
── Smart Buy Auto Finance, Inc. v. Dennis Mitchell ── Case No.: 23A-CT-01146 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur In February 2021, Mitchell filed a complaint against Safe Auto Insurance Company (“Safe Auto”) and Smart Buy.1 Smart Buy concedes …
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── Jared Andrew Walker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00864 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur On September 17, 2021, deputies from the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Department attempted to execute a search warrant at Walker’s residence. Law …
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── Harry Lee Roberson, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00933 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur This case centered around allegations that Roberson broke into and stole items from a house in Anderson that once belonged …
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── Indiana Department of Child Services v. Brandon Lewis, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-MI-00836 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Wabash Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur The Lewises were foster parents who had a foster home license issued by DCS. On July …
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── Jatasia Turner v. New Bridge Apts ── Case No.: 23A-EV-01128 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur The facts are not entirely clear; however, we glean the following from the record before us. On November 2, 2022, Turner and New Bridge entered into an agreement …
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Neutral
── Dustin E Passarelli v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01652 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 16, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur This case stems from Passarelli’s shooting of Mustafa Ayoubi on February 19, 2019. On that night, Ayoubi was driving on the …
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── Wytwaine Jackson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01269 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 16, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur Jackson was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia at the age of sixteen, and he has more recently been diagnosed with “split …
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Neutral
── Brian David Minnick v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02024 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur On April 2, 2022, in Bloomington, Minnick broke windows in vehicles and a restaurant, threatened a man with a crowbar, and …
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Neutral
── M & K Truck Center of Gary, LLC v. Rita M Tafelski ── Case No.: 23A-CT-01662 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur The relevant facts here were set forth in our opinion on Tafelski’s interlocutory appeal: Tafelski is …
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Neutral
── CHINS: C E, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JC-00996 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur Mother and Father have one child together, N.E., who was born in …
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Neutral
── Jeremy L Dale v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-PC-01694 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur The facts underlying Dale’s convictions are set forth, in part, in his direct appeal: At approximately 2 o’clock in the afternoon …
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Neutral
── James M Nipple v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02004 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Benton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur At one time, Nipple and Ryan Richardson were friends, but their friendship soured in the last few years. Nipple had a …
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Neutral
── Ryan Ridner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01814 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On August 24, 2022, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (“IMPD”) Officer Ryan Deuel went to a house in Indianapolis to take a report …
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Neutral
── A V v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-JV-01765 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 09, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 21, 2022, Danville Police Department Officer Kennedy Molina was pursuing a vehicle that had …
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Neutral
── A K, et al. v. J S, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-AD-01908 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur R.S. was born in July 2018. At birth, R.S.’s blood tested positive for alcohol and illicit drugs. Due to …
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── Steven R Kennedy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00565 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 15, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Rehearing Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur The facts of this case were set forth in our original opinion as follows: In the early morning hours of January …
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Neutral
── Jacquail Belcher v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01758 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 16, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Early in the evening of June 27, 2018, Brown, Pinkston, and Richards were at a residence in Fort Wayne. At about 6:00 …
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Neutral
── CORY N POLLARD v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01310 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 16, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jackson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On August 3, 2019, Pollard arranged to meet with Deldrake Ealy, whom he had known for approximately one year, at a …
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Neutral
── Lee Evans Dunigan v. Centorian, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-02117 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 20, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur On June 7, 2022, Dunigan filed his original complaint against Centurion, a medical services contractor for the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility …
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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 …
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Neutral
── Charles Cross v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01973 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Sometime before March 6, 2023, Richmond Police Department (“RPD”) Officer Amanda Thackrey-Toole checked the Department’s reporting system to familiarize herself with individuals …
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Neutral
── Amanda Peters, et al. v. GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA, INC., et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-01342 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Perry Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur The facts here are undisputed. Eleven-year-old Isabelle Meyer tragically died on June 24, 2019, after …
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Neutral
── Connie Davis-Brumley v. Fair Oaks Farms, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-CT-01610 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 29, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On October 3, 2020, Justin was involved in an automobile accident with Kunkel in Lake County. Justin died as …
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Neutral
── Termination: F A v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01932 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 01, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur The Child was born in January 2021 to Mother and D.O. (“Father”). 1 On August 28, 2021, the Department …
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Neutral
── Jonathan Russell v. Keri Russell ── Case No.: 23A-DC-02344 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Father and Mother were married in 2007, and they had two children. In June 2019, Father filed a petition for dissolution of marriage. …
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── 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 …
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Neutral
── Brandon K Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02050 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In July 2022, Williams and his girlfriend, Wydreka Williams, were living in an apartment in Fort Wayne. Wydreka was six months …
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Neutral
── Ashley Moothery v. Renewing Management Inc. managing agent for the owner of Chapel Hill Townhomes ── Case No.: 23A-EV-00670 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 18, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In June 2020, Moothery entered into a one-year lease agreement with Chapel Hill for an apartment in Indianapolis. Pursuant …
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Neutral
── Mohamed R. Nawwar v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-IF-02684 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 21, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On February 8, 2023, Trooper Evan Joyner of the Indiana State Police was working traffic enforcement in a construction zone on …
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Neutral
── Linda E Newman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02329 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur In 2022, Newman and her husband, Richard, were in the midst of a contentious separation and divorce. The couple had three …
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Neutral
── Derrick D Dennis, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01395 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 01, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur The victim in this case, Gery Rucker, had a child with Bresia Juarez. On the night of September 13, 2021, …
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Neutral
── Daniel A Hobbs v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01092 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 02, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In the summer of 2017, K.H. and her two brothers were approved for a trial home placement with …
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Neutral
── Zachary L Scott v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02840 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 10, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur This appeal stems from Scott’s underlying conviction for aggravated battery, a Class B felony. Scott committed this offense in the early …
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Neutral
── Paternity: Haylee Bannon v. Dane Bateson ── Case No.: 23A-JP-02284 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 12, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur This cause concerns four separate cases involving H.B. (“Child”), which are relevant in determining the cause before us. The procedural …
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Neutral
── Gilberto Reyna v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02490 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 16, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On December 3, 1993, K.D. was at a party in Indianapolis that Reyna also attended. At the party, K.D. observed that Reyna …
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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 …
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Neutral
── Fernando C Arellano v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02895 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 26, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jasper Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur In 2017, Arellano pleaded guilty to fraud, a Level 6 felony, and in exchange, the State dismissed the remaining charges as …
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Neutral
── CHINS: M F v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JC-02555 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 26, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Owen Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur J.F. was born in July 2014, and A.M. was born in December 2019 to Mother and Father, who had …
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Neutral
── Matthew Lucious Setlak v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02516 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 26, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur The victim, L.B., was born in April 2015. Thirty-five-year-old Setlak was a friend of L.B.’s parents and was L.B.’s godfather. L.B. …
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Neutral
── J R v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-MI-02166 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 29, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Mother’s daughter is Je.B. (“Daughter”), and Daughter’s father is Jo.B. (“Father”). Mother and Father live separately. On Friday, January 15, …
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Neutral
── J P v. F L ── Case No.: 23A-PO-02505 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 08, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Girlfriend is a lawyer based in Chicago, Illinois, and Boyfriend is a physician based in Granger, Indiana. Girlfriend and Boyfriend began dating …
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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 …
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Neutral
── Stacy Zehr v. Angela Hendrix, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-02146 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Owen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur This case arises from a family dispute between Angela and Ryan Hendrix (“the Hendrixes”), Pamela 2 and Donald …
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Neutral
── Susan Vaughn v. Melissa Bolen ── Case No.: 23A-CT-02772 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 24, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On May 11, 2018, Appellants were involved in a car accident with Melissa Bolen. According to the complaint, Bolen rear-ended Appellants’ …
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Neutral
── Nancy Ostrowski v. Indiana University ── Case No.: 23A-EX-02605 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur At the time relevant to this appeal, Ostrowski was employed by Indiana University (“the University”). Before this, Ostrowski was employed by Eli Lilly and Company, but she …
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Neutral
── Termination: J V v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-02697 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur This case stems from the Department of Child Service’s (“DCS”) petition to terminate Mother’s parental rights to two of …
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Neutral
── Edward Loraine v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01497 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 30, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Steuben Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On June 5, 2022, Edward was at the home of his father, Matthew, and mother, Billie, (collectively “the Loraines”) on Jimmerson Lake …
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Neutral
── Loretta Yvonne Mitchell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02994 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On May 5, 2023, Mitchell pleaded guilty to domestic battery by means of a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony. On …
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Neutral
── F A v. A T ── Case No.: 23A-AD-03067 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 04, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Son was born in March 2009 to Father and M.E. (“Mother”). A paternity action was initiated in Marion County in 2010. Father, by …
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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 …
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Neutral
── Latasha Howard v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02187 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 10, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On March 3, 2022, law enforcement officers were investigating a stabbing and arrested the suspected perpetrator, Tony Edwards, at …
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Neutral
── Andrew C. Abbott v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00036 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 13, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On February 10, 2021, Abbott was driving his vehicle and was stopped by an officer with the New Castle Police Department …
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Neutral
── Earnest R Laster v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00212 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Montgomery Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On June 13, 2023, Laster pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to 0.8 or more, a …
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Neutral
── Denver James Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00032 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On the evening of May 28, 2023, eighteen-year-old Johnson was at a campfire in Crown Point with a group of friends, …
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Neutral
── Ronnie Romans v. Jade Romans ── Case No.: 23A-DN-02912 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Brown Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Father and Mother met in August 2019, at which time Mother was twenty years old and Father was forty-two years old. The couple …
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Neutral
── Jerry Bailey, et al. v. Erika Baker, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-MI-02740 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Erika Baker and Joshua Mesh are the parents of F.M., who was born in 2017. Mary Bailey is Erika’s …
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Neutral
── Rolland G. Shoup, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-IF-01350 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On the morning of February 11, 2022, Shoup was driving a red pickup truck westbound on Fall Creek Road in …
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Neutral
── William J Page v. Valerie J Page ── Case No.: 23A-DR-02927 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 02, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Husband and Wife were married in May 1981. Their marriage was dissolved on October 11, 2012, and the distribution of the …
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Neutral
── Robert L. Dillinger v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01559 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 02, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Rehearing Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Robert Dillinger petitions for rehearing and challenges our holding that Dillinger did not unequivocally invoke his right to an attorney during …
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Neutral
── Katie L. McCumber v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00320 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 08, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On September 21, 2020, a trial court issued an ex parte protection order against McCumber. The protected person was M.P. …
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Neutral
── Jose Miguel Zuniga v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03107 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 08, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In August 2021, law enforcement officers were conducting surveillance outside of a house at 108 West Linden Avenue in Logansport in …
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Neutral
── Mari Garner v. Adrian Lopez Hernandez ── Case No.: 23A-DC-02735 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 08, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Father and Mother married in 2014 and had three children: A.L., born in 2010; M.L., born in 2011; and R.L., born in …
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Neutral
── William Lawrence Martin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00061 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 17, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On March 15, 2021, Martin got into an argument with Steve Mason because Mason parked his truck in a manner that …
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Neutral
── Sean Michael Craft v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00043 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 24, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Sullivan Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In August 2023, Indiana State Police (“ISP”) Trooper Matthew Rea lived in a house in Cass County. The house is connected …
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Neutral
── Robert Shane Walker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00178 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 25, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Walker, who was born in 1981, was convicted of molesting H.M., who was twelve years old at the time of the …
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Neutral
── Jeff Lane v. Menard, Inc., et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-02920 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 26, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On July 20, 2022, Lane went to a Menards store in Hammond, Indiana, to buy supplies for the remodeling of his …
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Neutral
── Jason Matthew Grider v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00280 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On April 14, 2022, Grider pleaded guilty to dealing in methamphetamine, a Level 2 felony. On …
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Neutral
── Travon D Russell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00115 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Russell was on probation in December 2023 after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, a Level 4 …
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Neutral
── Karinen Perez v. Victor Dominguez ── Case No.: 24A-DC-00505 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 01, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Before their marriage in 2018, Husband and Wife were in a romantic relationship. In September 2015, Wife entered into an agreement to purchase …
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Neutral
── Adam Ray Rohrig v. Amy Lynn Rohrig ── Case No.: 24A-DR-00217 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 01, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Ripley Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Father and Mother have two children, Daughter and Son (“the Children”). Father’s and Mother’s marriage was dissolved in November 2014. The …
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Neutral
── Raymond Borroel v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02737 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 05, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford concurs. Judge Crone concurs/concurs in result In May 2013, Amanda (“Mother”) began taking L.M. and L.M.’s siblings to a daycare run by Tanysha Marie Holliday and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── M M v. L P ── Case No.: 23A-PO-02089 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 05, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Clinton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias concurs. Judge Weissmann dissents Father and Mother married in 2012 and had two children. Their marriage was dissolved in 2019 by the Clinton Circuit Court. In 2020, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Staci Swindler v. Shaun Swindler ── Case No.: 24A-DN-00071 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 06, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Husband and Wife were married in October 2016 and had no children together. Wife is a Canadian citizen who moved to the United …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joshua Quentin Sheppard, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00009 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 06, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Grant Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In 2018, N.T. lived with her mother, M.E. (“Mother”), and her father, L.T. (“Father”). The house was having plumbing issues, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Raphael I Miles v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00256 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 09, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Miles and A.C. dated for several years and had one daughter, A.M. (“Daughter”), who was born in October 2021. In February …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Raymond Lamar Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00002 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 09, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In the early morning hours of May 11, 2023, Officers Michael Graban and Matthew Pankonie of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Genesis Palma v. Zachary Kent Keown ── Case No.: 23A-JP-02316 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 14, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Warrick Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford concurs. Judge Crone dissents The Child was born in June 2018 to Mother and Father. Mother has an older child, E.P., and Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Terry S. Cheek v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00816 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 16, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On June 21, 2023, the Columbus Police Department (“CPD”) received a call that Cheek, who had an active warrant for his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shane A Call v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00301 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 19, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On February 12, 2018, Call pleaded guilty to child molesting, a Level 4 felony. He was sentenced to twelve years in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Billy P. Crowe v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00610 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 27, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Pulaski Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On March 22, 2023, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Cody Faust was patrolling county roads north of Medaryville when a vehicle …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andy D. Boner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00091 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 30, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Vacated in Part, Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On April 4, 2022, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department, with the assistance of a confidential …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: R S v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JC-00020 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 30, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Mother has four children, three of whom are involved here: Ja’S.S. (born in July 2014); Jay.S (born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael Degrado, Sr. v. Kari Degrado ── Case No.: 24A-DC-00187 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 03, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Mother and Father were married on October 5, 2003. The parties have two children: Mi.D., who was born in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── The Store Manager, LLC v. Debra Sumner ── Case No.: 24A-SC-00609 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 05, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Knox Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On June 9, 2019, Sumner entered into a Rental and Lease Agreement (“Lease Agreement”) with Adams University Self Storage (“43P Storage”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brookston Resource, Inc. v. State of Indiana Department of Natural Resources ── Case No.: 23A-MI-02971 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 11, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Spencer Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur A. Background According to the Association, there are 9,750 active oil and gas wells in Indiana. In …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── T'arel Jordan Justice v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02592 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Rehearing Judge Crone concurs. Judge Bradford concurs in part/dissents in part In our original opinion, we reversed and remanded for a new trial because the trial court incorrectly …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: J R v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JC-00672 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 24, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur The Child, who was born in 2022, is the daughter of Father and Mother (collectively “Parents”). The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, et al. v. Prescott D. Craig ── Case No.: 24A-MI-00227 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 24, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur Craig is an Indiana resident with an extensive history of traffic violations. His Indiana driver’s license …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indianapolis Airport Authority v. Kelli Kennedy ── Case No.: 24A-CT-00865 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 25, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur The facts appear to be undisputed. On April 18, 2021, Kennedy flew into the Indianapolis International Airport after a family …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: S O v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-00991 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 09, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur The Child was born to Mother and M.B. (“Father”) in January 2018. 2 In December 2022, the Department of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eric M Underwood-McCarrol v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00940 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 09, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Bradford concur In 2023, Joyce Moore lived in an apartment at the Waterloo Gardens apartment complex in Fort Wayne with her husband, Ralph …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William I. Morris v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00779 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 09, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Brown concur On August 1, 2023, Morris pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine, a Level 3 felony. The trial court sentenced Morris to …
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
── Bernard G DeStefano v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-03100 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur In DeStefano’s direct appeal, this Court set forth the facts underlying DeStefano’s convictions as follows: The facts most favorable to the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lafayette Rentals, Inc. v. Low Cost Spay-Neuter Clinic, Inc. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-00082 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 18, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge May concur The Clinic is a charitable not-for-profit corporation that provides low-cost veterinary services. At the request of several …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Da'Quavion M. Wiley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00700 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 22, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In the afternoon of May 1, 2021, three teenagers, W.L., L.W., and T.M., were playing basketball at Tolson Park in Elkhart. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alvin R. Sanders III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00529 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 22, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In the afternoon of May 1, 2021, three teenagers, W.L., L.W., and T.M., were playing basketball at Tolson Park in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel Kriete v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-02674 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 22, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In our memorandum decision in Kriete’s direct appeal, we set forth the facts underlying his convictions as follows: In October 2014, Marianne …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of G D ── Case No.: 24A-MH-02242 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Brown concur At the time of his temporary commitment, G.D. was sixty-one years old and had been married to his wife, K.D., who is a retired …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Braven Harris v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00542 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In the early morning hours of June 30, 2022, several people were at Kyria Tishner’s home in Indianapolis, where they sat in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Argumedo Alvarez-Madrigal v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-02837 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 24, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur The facts, as set forth in Alvarez-Madrigal’s direct appeal, follow: When she was ten years old and in the fourth grade, A.M. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── DeShae Anderson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00950 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur In May 2021, Shaquarius Cooper lived in an apartment in Indianapolis. On the night of May 8, 2021, Cooper had several people …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── AJ Patrick v. Bryan Rivera ── Case No.: 24A-TP-00238 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 30, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur In October 2016, property located at 2212 Forkner Street in Anderson (“the Property”) was conveyed to “AJ Patrick, 2317 Fletcher St, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: L R v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JT-00544 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 07, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Mother has four children. Child in need of services (“CHINS”) cases were previously opened for Mother’s two …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gerald Lee Doll v. Ronald Neal (ISP Warden), et al. ── Case No.: 24A-SC-01354 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Doll is an inmate at the ISP. In October 2023, Doll worked at the prison law library, but …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: R P v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-01172 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Shelby Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Father and Mother, who were not married, have one child, T.H. (“the Child”), who was born in March 2017. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy L Hall v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-01023 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur In Hall’s direct appeal, this Court set forth the underlying facts as follows: On January 2, 2014, the State charged Hall …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kiandre Dominick Owens v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00900 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Monroe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Owens and Nariah Blount became friends in the summer of 2020 after meeting through a mutual friend, Aleah Hamilton. Owens went …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Conway Lee Munoz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00796 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Clinton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On April 25, 2022, Joshua Collet was asleep in his bedroom in his apartment in Frankfort that he shared with his …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeremy R. Wells v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02387 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Franklin Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Vaidik concur In the late evening of December 23, 2021, law enforcement officers with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department were attempting to serve …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas Freeman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01582 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On the evening of March 22, 2023, Deputy James Richards of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department was driving his patrol car home …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James L. Harness, IV v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00454 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 21, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Switzerland Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Foley concur On January 12, 2023, the State charged Harness with Count I, possession of methamphetamine, a Level 5 felony; …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Raymond Ingram v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02169 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On January 24, 2024, Ingram pleaded guilty to: (1) theft, a Level 6 felony, in this case, Cause No. 18C01-2307-F6-399 (“Cause No. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christina Riquel Carrol v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01236 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 18, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On August 20, 2021, D.T. and her three children were living in an apartment in Indianapolis with D.T.’s girlfriend, Carrol. D.T.’s …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── O M v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-00907 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 18, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur O.M. is a boy who was born in May 2006. A.S.C. is a girl who was born in December 2012. O.M.’s mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew Douglas Walro v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01336 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 19, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On July 23, 2023, Walro drove his vehicle into the oncoming lane of traffic and struck a parked car. Walro told …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles E Thomas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01764 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On October 7, 2022, Thomas pleaded guilty to intimidation, a Level 5 felony. Pursuant to the plea agreement, the trial court …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nicholas Robert Saunders v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00981 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On August 7, 2022, nineteen-year-old Saunders asked his friend Miranda Lawson to drive him to Nashville, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John Burbank v. Roy Parsons, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-00868 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Floyd Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On February 18, 2018, Burbank was working as a handyman at the Parsons’ home. As part of the project …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joseph Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01644 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 15, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On November 4, 2023, Williams and Martinez Lambert were drinking alcohol together. At some point, Lambert drove Williams to the Beacon …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joseph D Plummer v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01964 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On August 6, 2018, Plummer pleaded guilty to fraud on a financial institution, a Level 5 felony, and admitted to being …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shawn Senter v. Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals ── Case No.: 24A-MI-01863 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Senter owns two parcels of real estate in Cromwell, Indiana (“the Property”). The Property is zoned for …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jessica Dawn Hampton v. Joshua Craig Hampton ── Case No.: 24A-DC-01362 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Father and Mother have three children: M.H., born in 2002; N.H., born in 2006; and K.H., born in 2009 (“the Children”). …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C W v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01077 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur The Child was born in October 2020 to Father and S.B. (“Mother”), who were dating but not …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gentle Thomas, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02020 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur In 2022, Thomas pleaded guilty to two counts of auto theft, Level 5 felonies, and ten other charges were dismissed. The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Maximilliono Christen Farias v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01476 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur Farias married Dezarae Farias in 2017. In the fall of 2021, Dezarae began an extramarital affair with Cameron Prince. The affair …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dustin Earl Mattson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02337 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On September 17, 2023, Mattson and his wife were arguing. Mattson grabbed his wife’s face; refused to let her leave the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William M. Cutter v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01902 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Ohio Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur Cutter is the Father of L.P., who was born in 2003. L.P. has learning disabilities and has an IQ score that …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bruce W. Brock Sr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01660 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Brown Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur In 2020, Cathy Paradise was a retiree who lived in a home on a sixty-acre lot in Brown County. Paradise …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bret A Green v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01589 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 03, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Fountain Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur On January 6, 2021, Green reached a plea agreement regarding three cases. In Cause No. 23C01-1811-F6-531 (“Cause No. 531”), Green admitted …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cynthia Crane v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01088 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 10, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge DeBoer concur In November 2020, Crane and Atkinson were in a romantic relationship and were staying together in a motel room in Muncie. Crane …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Gerald Bell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00727 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 13, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur The underlying facts are taken from the opinion of Bell’s prior appeal: On the evening of March 3, 2020, sixteen-year-old Jeremiah Hendricks …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Amanda Marie Lamanna v. Zachary Lamanna ── Case No.: 24A-DC-00030 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Weissmann concur Mother and Father were married and are the parents of Child, who was born on March 1, 2014. Mother has two older …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── K L v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-01224 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Ripley Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur As of September 29, 2022, K.L.—born in October 2007—was fourteen years old and had the status of a child in need of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: A P v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-01067 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Monroe Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur Child was born in March 2013 and adopted by Father and A.M. (“Mother”) when she was two years old. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Keshawn Lejuan Bess v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00051 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Monroe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Vaidik and Judge Weissmann concur On October 26, 2020, Damon Brown (“Damon”) asked his brother, DJ Brown (“DJ”), if he could …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Krista Dorsett v. Indiana-American Water Company, Inc. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-00338 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 04, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Clark Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Weissmann concur Dorsett was a residential customer of IAW when, on September 3, 2021, she allegedly sustained personal injuries when she …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Marques J Harris v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-02897 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 04, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Weissmann concur On September 5, 2016, an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer received a report that twelve-year-old K.C. was being sexually abused by …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David A. Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00892 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On September 3, 2020, the State charged Smith with Count I: robbery, a Level 5 felony; Count II: strangulation, a Level …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indianapolis Construction Services, Inc. v. P&J Portables, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-00455 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 13, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Boone Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Weissmann concur Indianapolis Construction Services, Inc. (“ICS”) appeals the trial court’s order granting P&J Portables, LLC’s (“P&J”) motion …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of K K ── Case No.: 24A-MH-01540 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 20, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On April 22, 2024, K.K. was involuntarily admitted to Eskenazi Mental Health Center (“Eskenazi”). Eskenazi applied for an emergency detention order, which the trial …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Leo B Pilachowski v. City of Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01400 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 20, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur In 2021, Landowner initiated plans to construct a single-family residence on property …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Marcus Deion Lee Hatcher v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00592 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 20, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On the evening of April 8, 2023, brothers Vuon’Tre Tyler (“Vuon’Tre”) and TreVuon Tyler (“TreVuon”) celebrated their birthdays at …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Anthony Cartiez Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01278 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On July 26, 2023, South Bend police officers stopped a speeding Chrysler 300. Smith was seated in the front passenger …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: S R v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-01071 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Adams Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur During 2013 and 2014, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) became involved with Mother and her family when …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason Kelly, et al. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CT-00859 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur In 2020, Sell was a family case manager with DCS assigned to handle matters involving the Kelly family. Appellants’ App. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joseph E. Hoeksema v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01365 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Wabash Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur Ronald Cramer (“Cramer”) owns 4.3 acres of mostly wooded property in La Fontaine, Indiana. Hoeksema lived on one acre of land …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jason V. Wells v. Monica E. Wells ── Case No.: 24A-DC-01129 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur Father is a Bahamian citizen, and Mother is a United States citizen. In 2011, Mother and Father married in the Bahamas. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of E M ── Case No.: 24A-MH-02852 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 06, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur In early November 2024, E.M. had been living primarily in his truck, despite having access to substantial savings. His sister, D.R., provided support to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Brandi Layne Vincent v. Glenn Austin Moslander ── Case No.: 24A-JP-01541 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 15, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur Child was born on February 12, 2021, to Mother and Father. On February 13, 2021, both parents filed a paternity …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon Musick v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00848 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 15, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On July 14, 2023, officers of the Anderson Police Department (“APD”) were called to assist parole officers in executing an arrest warrant …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John Henry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00599 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 15, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur Tara Smith (“Smith”) and Henry were in a romantic relationship that began around 2017. Smith and Henry had two children, L.H.M. and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Corrie Ramirez v. Charles T Robinson ── Case No.: 24A-SC-00684 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 16, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur This case arises from a dispute between Robinson and Ramirez in the Marion County Small Claims Court. On October 23, 2023, Robinson filed a notice of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── George Payne, Jr. v. State of Indiana Employees' Appeals Commission, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-MI-01811 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur Payne was employed with the Indiana Department of Correction (“DOC”) when the DOC demoted him on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bruce Cutler v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01458 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On December 14, 2023, the State charged Cutler with Level 6 felony battery resulting in moderate bodily injury. Cutler waived his right …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Farmer v. Nicole Farmer ── Case No.: 24A-DC-01185 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Putnam Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On May 4, 2023, Father petitioned to dissolve his marriage to Mother, of which there were three minor children. The trial court held …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Deonte James v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01085 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On August 18, 2022, around 7:30 p.m., Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputy Kyle Seward (“Deputy Seward”) was parked in his fully marked …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Steven D. Shepard v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00567 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On January 27, 2023, the State charged Shepard with Level 1 felony child molesting for performing oral sex on his step-granddaughter, …
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
── Jaiye Murdock v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01431 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 03, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On January 20, 2024, Officer Scott Emminger (“Officer Emminger”) of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department was dispatched to Murdock’s residence to investigate …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tony E Fields v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-01066 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 03, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur Fields was convicted of murder in 2007, and this court affirmed his conviction on direct appeal. Fields v. State, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Linda F. Slavick Trust v. Christmas Lake Properties Association Inc. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01746 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 04, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Spencer Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur Landowner acquired four contiguous lots in Santa Claus, Indiana, near Christmas Lake (“the Lake”) in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: L O v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01424 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur L.O. and M.J. 1 are the biological parents of Child, who was born on April 6, 2021. On that same date, the Indiana …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shannon Kay White v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01054 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On January 17, 2024, Officer Samuel Cohrs (“Officer Cohrs”) of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a disturbance in a …
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
── Clinton David Collins v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01233 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 21, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur In November 2023, the State charged Collins with burglary as a Level 2 felony, robbery as a Level …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew R. Adkins v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01977 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On November 8, 2023, Adkins was sentenced to Elkhart County Community Corrections under a separate cause number and placed on work …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ramsey Joseph Meinzer v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02145 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 07, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On June 7, 2021, the State charged Meinzer with several offenses after driving erratically and finding cocaine in his vehicle. 1 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Eddie Washington v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02992 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 11, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur In April 2023, the State filed a five-count information against Washington. Two counts were dismissed, which left only (1) Level 6 felony …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lauren Yeazell v. Eric Roberts ── Case No.: 24A-DC-01018 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 12, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur Mother and Father married on December 9, 2017, and separated on February 6, 2023. There were three children born during the marriage, Ch.R., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Kevin Robinson, Sr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01352 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 17, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On November 23, 2022, the State filed a three-count information against Robinson alleging that, on or about November 9, 2022, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── H B Walker v. Brian Blake, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-MF-01335 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 17, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On December 16, 2015, Walker entered into a land sale contract (“the Contract”) with Brian Blake and Diane Palermo Blake …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Edgar R Martinez Orta v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01456 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 18, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur Edgar R. Martinez-Orta (“Martinez-Orta”) was convicted after a bench trial of operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent (“ACE”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mary R Meuth, et al. v. Daniel J. Ubelhor, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-01870 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 21, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Warrick Category: Civil Decision: Reversed Judge Vaidik and Judge Weissmann concur The Corporation is an Indiana corporation formed in 1997 by, Joseph I. Ubelhor (“Joseph”) and Roberta M. …
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
── Daquan Ervin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01751 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 25, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On November 5, 2022, Sergeant Nathaniel Raney (“Sgt. Raney”) with the Indiana State Police observed a vehicle with expired …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Dallas K. Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01723 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Pulaski Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur Williams and Cindy Williams (“Cindy”) were married from January 2007 until the dissolution of their marriage in 2014. Despite no longer …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Phillip Wayne Jones v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02410 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 22, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur On July 26, 2024, Officer Morgan Henderson (“Officer Henderson”) of the City of Greendale Police Department responded to a motor vehicle …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Steven Joseph Kasznia v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01760 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On August 16, 2023, the State charged Kasznia with Level 3 felony rape against H.G. As amended, the charging information …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jared M Kays, et al. v. Louis L Shepherd, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01404 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 25, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Boone Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur The Sellers hold legal title to residential real estate located in Lebanon, Indiana (“the …
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
── Gregory N Thomas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02125 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Dismissed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur Through appointed counsel, Thomas timely filed a Notice of Appeal in September 2023, pursuing a direct appeal of his convictions for …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Restoration Builders Inc. v. Jerry Wayne Beard ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02318 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 01, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur In July 2023, RBI filed a complaint against Beard alleging conversion, theft, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and unjust …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Devin A. Dickens ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01912 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 06, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Dubois Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur On March 4, 2024, the State filed a four-count information against Dickens. This appeal concerns only the first two …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David T Morgan v. Dawn E Derrick ── Case No.: 24A-RS-02034 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 07, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Clinton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur In 2005, Father and Mother had a daughter together. When Child was approximately three years old, a Massachusetts court issued an …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jerry D. McBride v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02213 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 12, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur On May 22, 2023, the State charged McBride with Class A misdemeanor invasion of privacy, alleging McBride knowingly violated …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Guardianship: Savannah Huff v. Lavon Case ── Case No.: 24A-GU-01997 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 15, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Spencer Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur Child was born in 2018 to Mother and Father, who never married. As of December 2023, when Child was five …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of C H ── Case No.: 25A-MH-00939 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 23, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Sixty-year-old C.H. lived alone in a home he owned outright. On April 3, 2025, C.H.’s son (“Son”) visited C.H.’s home and encountered C.H. in …
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
── Artemio Cruz v. City of Indianapolis, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-02704 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 27, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur Around 9:30 p.m. on August 27, 2021, Cruz Trujillo was driving a vehicle in the metropolitan area of Indianapolis, which …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Aaron A. Whitman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01789 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 27, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur Whitman and Brooke Drennin (“Drennin”) dated off and on in high school until they graduated in 2006. The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Monty Dale Maze v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02596 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Sullivan Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur On July 8, 2024, the State charged Maze with Class B misdemeanor harboring a non-immunized dog, alleging the dog …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jhabriel Munoz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02825 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 29, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur In July 2021, Tiffany Gough (“Gough”) lived in a ground-floor apartment at the Lake Castleton apartment complex in Indianapolis with her two …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── S S v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01518 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 02, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Scheele concur S.S. was a suspect in a 2014 homicide investigation. During the investigation, S.S. alleged that the elected prosecutor sexually abused …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Francis E Osborn v. Auto-Owners' Insurance Company, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02537 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 03, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur In 2004, Osborn’s parents—Linda O. Osborn (“Linda”) and Francis Emsley Osborn (“Francis”) (collectively, “Parents”)—obtained a mortgage (“the Mortgage”) with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William J Page v. Valarie Page ── Case No.: 24A-DR-02481 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 03, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur About ten years after the dissolution of Husband and Wife’s marriage, Wife filed a lis pendens notice concerning the former marital residence, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Oscar L Robinson, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02756 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 09, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur On August 24, 2023, a confidential informant (“the CI”) working with the Huntington City Police Department (“HCPD”) participated in a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J A, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02344 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 09, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur Prior to the termination proceedings, Parents, who were married, had been together for nineteen years and had five children together: J.A., …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Arthur C. McNeeley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02028 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 13, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur On November 20, 2020, McNeeley was driving his vehicle in a reckless fashion on U.S. Highway 20 in LaPorte County, Indiana—exceeding …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Roberto Carlos Cruz Rivera v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02797 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 16, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Hancock Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On October 22, 2023, Fortville Police Department (“FPD”) Officer Derek Archer (“Officer Archer”) was dispatched to State Road 67 in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mohamed Moustafa Brahim v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02324 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 16, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur On February 3, 2024, Wesley Camps (“Camps”), an assets protection investigator for Walmart, responsible for deterring and apprehending shoplifters, observed Brahim …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nikki Lynne Moore v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02507 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 23, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur On April 13, 2022, the State charged Moore with two counts of neglect of a dependent …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Troyon Ramon Scott v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-02482 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 25, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur In January 2020, Scott was charged with murder, and the State sought a sentence enhancement for use of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Wanda M. Shearer v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02736 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 01, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On October 9, 2021, at 7:20 a.m., a 911 caller reported a single vehicle accident at a roundabout in Whitestown, Indiana. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James K. Stocker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00056 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 11, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Gibson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On April 20, 2023, Stocker was charged with Count 1, obstruction of justice during the investigation of a domestic violence case …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles Winters v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03095 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 11, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Jennings Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur On September 23, 2022, Winters was charged with Level 6 Felony possession of methamphetamine. On May 5, 2022, Winters pleaded guilty and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Servbank, SB v. RP2FISH LLC ── Case No.: 24A-MF-02484 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 11, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur On October 27, 2021, Christopher Henley (“Borrower”) obtained a mortgage (“the Mortgage”) through Better Mortgage Corporation (“Original Lender”) for property on South East …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rudy Messer v. Brittany Messer ── Case No.: 24A-DC-02148 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 21, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur Father and Mother (collectively, “the parents”) are the parents of the Child, who was born in February 2019. Upon the dissolution of their …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sterling J Mitchell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00301 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 24, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Remanded Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On June 15, 2023, the State charged Mitchell with Level 6 felony domestic battery. A jury trial was held on December …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── C F v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-01850 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur Not long after midnight on February 11, 2024, Officer Caleb Bray (“Officer Bray”) of the Lafayette Police Department (“LPD”) was in his marked patrol car in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Karen Marie Eyer v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00211 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur Robert Tauberschmidt (“Tauberschmidt”) is Eyer’s son. In April 2025, he and his mother resided together in a mobile home in Greenwood, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Antwan White, et al. v. The American Legion - Indiana Branch, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-01043 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 29, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur I. Structure of Plaintiffs ALI is a national, patriotic veterans’ organization chartered under federal law …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Joseph Lafata v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03136 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur In February 2024, the State filed six counts against Lafata, where L.G.— Lafata’s then-girlfriend (“Girlfriend”)—was the alleged victim: Count I – Level …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: B E v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JT-03098 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur Mother and J.T. (“Father”) 1 are the biological parents of Child. Mother is also the biological mother to six other children, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael Barlow v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00003 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 08, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On the morning of June 1, 2024, Barlow’s wife, Maggie Tanner (“Maggie”), awoke, and Barlow immediately began arguing with her, calling her …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Demorus Bonds v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01922 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 08, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur On May 17, 2022, Bonds was charged with Count I and Count II: Class A felony child molesting 2; …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Martell Jevon Flippins v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02210 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 21, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur On March 12, 2023, at approximately 3:15 a.m., 3 police were dispatched to 5060 Broadway in Gary, Indiana, which was the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ruth Castro v. Moed Properties c/o Highgates Property Management ── Case No.: 25A-EV-00227 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 22, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Floyd Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On December 10, 2024, Landlord filed its Notice of Claim seeking eviction and alleging that Tenant’s lease “expired on July 11, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: R G v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00057 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 26, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur Mother and J.G. (“Father”) 1 (together, “Parents”) are the biological parents of Child, who was born on June 17, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Devon Roll v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03040 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Washington Category: Criminal Decision: Dismissed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur In May 2023, the State charged Roll with Level 3 felony neglect of a dependent and Level 6 felony leaving the scene …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── T A v. E T ── Case No.: 24A-AD-02896 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur The child was born to J.H. 1 (“Mother”) in November of 2022. At this time T.A. was incarcerated, but Mother contacted T.A. and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Donald Reed v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01313 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 28, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur In October of 2014, Ashley Thomas (“Ashley”) and her boyfriend, Reed—who was thirty-nine years old at the time—resided together …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charles Walters v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00833 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 04, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On April 6, 2023, the State charged Walters with Count I: Level 5 felony possession of methamphetamine and Count II: Class C …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William T. Niemier, et al. v. Patricia Brown, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02794 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 05, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur The Decedent died on January 25, 2018, without a surviving spouse or children. About five years later, on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lucas Benkert v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02015 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 15, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur On December 15, 2020, after 9:00 p.m., Matthew Benkert (“Matthew”), who is Benkert’s father, arrived home from work, unlocked his door, went …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Thomas F. Noons, et al. v. First Merchants Bank ── Case No.: 25A-CC-00419 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Fayette Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On January 15, 2014, Connersville Commons, LLC (“CC”) signed a promissory note in favor of First Merchants …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Shannon V Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00593 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 23, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Posey Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur In January 2023, Smith entered into a plea agreement with the State, pleading guilty to the following five counts: (1) Level …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Scott M. Wise, et al. v. Home Bank SB ── Case No.: 24A-MF-03118 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 23, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On April 14, 2017, Scott M. Wise executed a promissory note (“Note”) in the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of L H ── Case No.: 25A-MH-02115 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 24, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Brown concur In August 2025, L.H. was a sixty-year-old woman, living in Ritter Supportive Housing (“Ritter House” 2) and sharing a room with two other women. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── David L Steele, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-IF-00855 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 29, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Steuben Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On September 17, 2024, Indiana State Police Trooper Chris Davis (“Trooper Davis”) was conducting traffic enforcement near a northbound worksite …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rheina S. Lerzak v. Iris Alethea Lerzak ── Case No.: 24A-DC-02982 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 29, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On September 9, 2021, Rheina filed her Verified Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in Johnson County, Indiana, and four days later, …
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
── Jamion Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00436 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge May concur On September 19, 2024, the State filed a four-count information against Johnson that included a charge of murder for the death of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of B D ── Case No.: 25A-MH-00597 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur B.D. was initially admitted to the Hospital on July 10, 2024. 1 She was fortyfive years old at the time and had been previously …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cynthia Jo Wallace v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02139 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 14, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Adams Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On March 27, 2023, the State charged Wallace with the following offenses related to a traffic stop conducted on March 26, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: H P v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00547 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 22, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Jennings Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur Child was born on July 15, 2024, to Mother and D.P. (“Father”) (collectively, “the Parents”). 1 The next day, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tymani Jamal Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02569 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On July 14, 2022, Keana Stephenson (“Stephenson”), her boyfriend, Johnson, and his friend, Olivia Mendoza (“Mendoza”), were preparing to leave on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael A. Kirn v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01241 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 27, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge May concur On September 17, 2024, the State charged Kirn with Level 2 felony dealing in a Schedule II controlled substance. At that …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: Diana Dimic v. Joseph Micheal O'Connell ── Case No.: 25A-JP-00705 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 27, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Lake Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge May concur Mother has a child, T.R.O. (“Child”), with Joseph Michael O’Connell (“Father”). The trial court entered a custody order on …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Charlie Mack Smith v. Marilyn Cora-Jean Smith ── Case No.: 24A-DN-03064 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 27, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur The parties married in July 2010. On September 3, 2021, Husband petitioned to dissolve the marriage. There were no …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ryan A. Haskin, et al. v. Justin R Haskin, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02256 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 27, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Mathias and Judge Bradford concur Ryan and Justin are brothers. Ryan wholly owns Little Business, LLC, 1 and Justin …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon Herring v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00228 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 30, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge May concur On August 27, 2021, Herring was arrested and later charged with Level 1 felony aggravated battery. On September 22, 2021, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Austin D. Ousley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01285 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 04, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge May concur The Wildt Family Farms was established in 1919 and has been continuously farmed by the Wildt family for over a century. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── First Financial Bank, N.A. v. Jacob Vanhoose, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CC-00898 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 18, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur In July 2023, Bank was awarded a judgment against Vanhoose and another individual in the amount …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrea R Murray v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01567 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Franklin Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge May concur On November 14, 2023, a Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy found Murray sleeping in a vehicle in a parking lot. While speaking …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jessika Aarius Terrell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03137 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur Terrell met Willie Terrell (“Willie”) in late 2018, and the two quickly married. They had three children together: …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Wayde M Coleman v. Josh Peters, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-01945 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur Coleman owned a property on Nowland Avenue in Indianapolis (“the Property”). When Coleman became in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jesse Ricardo Lottie, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01058 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 01, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge May concur On the evening of December 11, 2021, Lottie, Christian Tate (“Tate”), and Rickel Kinds (“Kinds”) drove to a Marathon …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Erwin V Miller v. Denita C Miller ── Case No.: 25A-DR-00379 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur In August 2013, the parties’ marriage was dissolved. The dissolution decree incorporated their written property settlement agreement (“the Agreement”), which contemplated …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Nathan Maxwell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01031 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 12, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Felix concur Nathan Maxwell (“Maxwell”) was convicted after a jury trial of Count I: intimidation 1 as a Level 5 felony …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: A L, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00663 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 12, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Jay Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur Child was born in April 2023, and at the time of Child’s birth, Parents …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Raymond Charles Storck v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01634 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge May concur On July 1, 2024, the State charged Storck with Level 6 felony operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Aliesha Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01466 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge May concur On April 6, 2022, Williams was arrested in a hotel room by undercover officers during a prostitution sting operation. During a search …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of T Q ── Case No.: 25A-MH-02822 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 16, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Robb concur In November 2025, T.Q. was a twenty-eight-year-old woman diagnosed with schizophrenia and alcohol use disorder. On October 16, 2025, she was admitted to Community, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Rebecca Ann Liter v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01621 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge May concur On May 27, 2020, Liter was charged under 39C01-2005-F4-00605 (“the F4-605 cause”) with Count I: aiding burglary as a Level 4 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ryan Keith Hensley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PC-01343 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur Hensley filed a pro se PCR petition on June 14, 2021. The Indiana Public Defender’s Office later appeared on behalf of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tyler Scott Allen Seelig v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00487 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Scheele concurs. Judge Kenworthy concurs in part/dissents in part On April 20, 2024, A.H. (“Victim”) went to visit her friends Jackie Yazel and Sydney Selvage, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Victor Edward Cihonski, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00283 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur On the morning of June 14, 2019, Cihonski walked into Zip Foods in Cedar Lake, Indiana, wearing a red plaid …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Calvin W Mitchell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02530 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge May concur On May 8, 2018, the State charged Mitchell with two counts of Level 3 felony dealing in cocaine or narcotic drug, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Keith W. Jones, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01465 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 12, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Altice concur On February 1, 2024, the State filed a criminal information in the Marion Superior Court, alleging Jones committed eight offenses …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael Chad Jones v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03042 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 12, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur In November 2023, Jones pleaded guilty to Level 4 felony arson. He was initially sentenced to six years in the Indiana …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── R S, et al. v. K G, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-AD-02722 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 16, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur Child was born August 7, 2017, and was seven years old at the time of the order at issue. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paul Kent v. Crossroads HVAC Services, LLC ── Case No.: 25A-EX-00844 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 26, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur Kent is in his mid-sixties and is a HVAC service professional with more than thirty years’ experience. As of October 2022, Kent was employed by …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin Galloway v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01669 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 29, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Pulaski Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Altice concur In September 2023, Galloway and B.R. became acquainted on Facebook. They arranged to meet and go on a date in Pulaski County …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tamika L Ross v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PC-00588 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 29, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur At times relevant to Ross’s criminal and post-conviction proceedings, Judge Matthew J. Elkin was the presiding Judge. 1 The criminal proceedings …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Marchello L Middleton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01698 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Altice concur In December 2023, Middleton and Jaquana Middleton (“Jaquana”) had been married for twelve years and were still legally married but had …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jaxon W Engle v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00299 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy and Judge Scheele concur At approximately 12:30 p.m. on July 14, 2023, Nichols was found unresponsive in his bedroom. His stepmother began performing CPR while …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tony Allen Sharp, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01907 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Altice concur At approximately 9:00 p.m. on June 17, 2024, the IU Health Police Department dispatched Sergeant Ceasar Elvir (“Sergeant Elvir”) to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Pamela D. Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01632 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Weissmann concur On August 29, 2024, two Johnson County Sheriff’s Department detectives were looking for Angela Clem (“Clem”) and Shelly Bruner (“Bruner”) because …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew D. White v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00752 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Altice concur On March 19, 2023, the Vincennes Police Department (“VPD”) responded to a call about a person who was “making some odd …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John Jay Lacey v. Brett Barry Gibson ── Case No.: 21A-CT-02852 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 21, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Boone Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bradford concur In 2016, Gibson represented Lacey in a criminal matter, helping Lacey to negotiate a plea agreement that led to Lacey …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: B B v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JC-02605 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 29, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Decatur Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bradford concur In May 2021, the Indiana Department of Child Services (“DCS”) received a report that Child had been sexually …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brian John Baumgartner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00230 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 03, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Warrick Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Vaidik concur In April of 2019, Valerie Ruark (“Ruark”) was living in Evansville with Michele Johnson (“Johnson”), and the women were selling …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Christopher Steven Pullin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01283 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 23, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik concurs. Judge Riley dissents In April of 2021, Pullin and Haley Ralston (“Ralston”) were in a relationship. They frequently stayed together overnight, and they …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Allen Montgomery v. United Church Residences of Indianapolis, IN, Inc. dba Capitol Station ── Case No.: 22A-EV-02136 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 23, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur 1 Landlord owns Capital Station, an apartment complex for individuals aged sixty-two or older. On May 6, 2022, Tenant entered …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alex Heavrin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01585 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Mathias concur 1 Ind. Code § 35-43-4-2(a)(1)(B)(ii). [3] On June 17, 2022, Heavrin was driving a silver Dodge Ram truck with …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Justin A Holman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00013 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 13, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Felix concurs. Judge Kenworthy dissents At or around 4:00 p.m. on February 18, 2021, Holman drove his girlfriend’s Pontiac G6 vehicle to 38th …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A B v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-02062 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge DeBoer concur A.B. was born on September 2, 2008. His family has a history of involvement with the Indiana Department of Child Services …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: M S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-03141 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 17, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur The following facts are taken from the unchallenged findings in the trial court’s order. 2 Mother gave birth …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Real Estate Network, Inc., et al. v. Charity Tabernacle Apostolic Church ── Case No.: 24A-CC-02615 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 20, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur On August 28, 2003, REN and the Church entered into a “Lease with Option …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── S R v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-01883 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 15, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Jasper Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur S.R. has been involved with the Jasper County Probation Department “for the past few years.” Tr. Vol. 2 at 6. The …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board v. R L ── Case No.: 24S-XP-00185 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 03, 2024 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Martin Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded R.L., a sheriff’s deputy, was charged with driving while intoxicated. The State later dropped criminal charges. But the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board, which credentials …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Paternity: A J v. M R ── Case No.: 25A-JP-01655 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur Child was born to Mother and Father, out-of-wedlock, in August 2016 in Montgomery County, Tennessee. Father executed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Randy A Byrd v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01885 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Owen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur On May 11, 2024, Owen County Sheriff’s Deputy Stephen DeWitt initiated a traffic stop of a white Nissan Altima for speeding. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ataul T Shafeek v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01927 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Scheele concur In April 2022, Shafeek pled guilty to Level 4 felony dealing in a narcotic drug and was sentenced to six years, …
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
── Copper Beech Townhome Communities Eight LLC v. Erin B Livesay ── Case No.: 25A-SC-00168 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur In November 2018, Copper Beech and Livesay, a Purdue student, entered into a Housing Agreement for the 2019-2020 …
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
── Dontrell Gilbert v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01196 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 18, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Scheele concur On March 8, 2024, the State charged Gilbert in Marion Superior Court with Level 6 felony residential entry (for allegedly …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Marisol Martinez v. Savvy IN LLC ── Case No.: 25A-TP-00644 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Madison Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur In June 2020, Martinez, through her Florida company, One Bite Properties, LLC, acquired the residential property at 933 W. Washington St. in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Philip N Barker v. Angela Tripp ── Case No.: 25A-PL-01500 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Barker and Tripp, who each have children from prior relationships, started dating in 2018. At that time, they each owned a house. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: T K v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-02354 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Perry Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Scheele concur Father and A.R. (“Mother”) (collectively, “Parents”) are the parents of V.K., born in March 2020, and T.K. III, born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Patrick Mutugu v. Faith Brenda Kiaraho ── Case No.: 25A-DC-01780 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 6, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On February 19, 2016, Mother and Father married, and on February 27, 2023, Mother filed a petition to dissolve their marriage. On …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Picasso Imports LLC v. Rodney Brown ── Case No.: 25A-PL-02237 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Kenworthy concurs. Judge Bailey concurs in part/dissents in part On December 30, 2024, Brown visited Picasso’s car dealership regarding a vehicle that Picasso had advertised …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Robert Peacher v. Matthew Batey, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-01510 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 4, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Altice concur As of August 2023, Peacher was incarcerated in the Westville Correctional Facility. On October 4, 2023, Peacher submitted a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sean Lee Harvey, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01678 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 12, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Monroe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Altice concur During the evening hours of November 12, 2022, Harvey arrived at the home of James and Makenzi Grubb (collectively, “the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: K S, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00944 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 17, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Jackson Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Altice concur Parents are the biological parents of Child, who was born on November 30, 2019. On August 26, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Reid J. Cowan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01744 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 19, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Grant Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Weissmann concur In July 2024, the State charged Cowan with Level 4 felony child solicitation, alleging Cowan solicited a person he believed to …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Carla Miller v. Indiana Gas Company, Inc ── Case No.: 25A-CT-00866 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 20, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Clark Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Altice concur Carla Miller (“Miller”) appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Indiana Gas Company, Inc. (“Indiana Gas”). …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Johnathan Juvinall v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01856 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Warren Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Altice concur On May 7, 2024, R.J. was married to Juvinall, and on that date, the two went to the Oak Grove Motel in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Supervised Estate: H B White Investments, Inc v. Charles M Russell, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-ES-00963 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Parke Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Altice concur Testator executed a Last Will and Testament (“the Will”) on June 7, 2016, naming First …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cody J. McNew v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02511 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Putnam Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Weissmann concur In June and July 2024, police arranged controlled buys of methamphetamine in Putnam County, Indiana, using a confidential informant (“CI”). The …
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Neutral
── J I v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-02162 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Weissmann concur J.I. was born in May 2008. On January 8, 2025, the State filed a delinquency petition alleging that, on January 3, 2025, J.I. engaged in conduct …
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── Krista B Gue v. Triple E Property Management, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-00832 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Altice concur Landlord owns a residence in Indianapolis (“the Property”), which it leased to Tenant in …
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── Robert Robinson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01975 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2026 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur Late one evening in December 2024, police responded to a triggered security alarm at an Anderson church. When officers arrived, they noticed …
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── Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation d/b/a IndyGo Public Transportation v. Norma Jean Bush, as Personal Rep of the Estate of Michael Rex Fergerson, Dec ── Case No.: 25S-CT-00245 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: September 15, 2025 Author: Justice Loretta Rush County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Goff and Justice Molter concur. Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter dissent …