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── Antonio D McCarter v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00624 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 12, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On the evening of June 14, 2022, McCarter and several others gathered outside the Hotel – located on Pendleton Pike …
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Neutral
── Adjani Dee Dowell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01235 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 26, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Felix concur On February 16, 2022, the State charged Dowell in one cause number with operating a motor vehicle after …
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── Christopher Lee Akinyemi v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00564 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 26, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On November 21, 2021, Karl Melvin stopped at a gas station and parked at one of the pumps. Akinyemi walked …
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── M W v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-JV-00888 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 30, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On June 23, 2022, M.W. left home without her parents’ permission. Then, on June 27 and July 14, M.W. used her parents’ credit card information …
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── Tom James Company, et al. v. Zurich American Insurance Company ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00106 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 02, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur Tom James is a worldwide, fully integrated clothing manufacturer that manufactures and sells clothes at locations around …
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Neutral
── Dustin J. McKee v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00549 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 03, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur 1 Ind. Code § 35-42-1-1. 2 I.C. § 35-47-4-5. McKee does not challenge the judgment of conviction for the possession …
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Neutral
── Felicia A Nelson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00312 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 03, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur Nelson met David Cotto, also known as “Bapo,” on April 19, 2021, and the two quickly entered into a romantic …
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── Termination: D D, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-00965 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 06, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Pulaski Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On September 13, 2021, DCS received a report that Children had been exposed to illicit drug …
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── D'Ante Davis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00640 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 13, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur During the early afternoon of July 22, 2021, James Braden King, III arrived at the Muncie residence of Lionell Davis, Jr. …
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── Evelyn R Cross-Malone v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01112 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 14, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur Cross-Malone and Dorian Harris were in a romantic relationship and lived together. On March 29, 2020, at around midnight, …
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Neutral
── Mackenzie Taft v. Marilea Piper ── Case No.: 23A-EV-00877 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 14, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Decision: Reversed Judge May and Judge Felix concur Piper owns a property on Webb Street in Indianapolis. Piper lives in Florida, and her son resides in the Indianapolis property. According to Piper’s allegation, in October 2022, …
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── Devvion Williams v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01271 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 15, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On October 31, 2022, Claudia Chaverri, who was a student at the University of Indianapolis, went to the university library to …
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Neutral
── Joshua Stephens v. Camberly Stephens ── Case No.: 23A-DC-00968 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 15, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Jennings Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur The parties’ marriage was dissolved on October 29, 2021, and the trial court awarded physical custody of Child, born August 24, 2020, …
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── Amir Devon Chatman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00745 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 15, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur In the early morning hours of July 15, 2022, Regina Kuhlenschmidt reported to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department that her …
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Neutral
── Erik Guthrie v. K P, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-CT-03081 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 15, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur Case Summary Fifty-eight-year-old Erik Guthrie filed a forty-count civil complaint alleging, among other things, defamation, invasion of privacy, and assault …
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Neutral
── Jeremy Lee Miller v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01690 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 29, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On April 18, 2022, Miller pleaded guilty to Possession of Methamphetamine, as a Level 6 felony,1 in Cause F6-2356, and …
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Neutral
── David Robert Vu v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01214 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 29, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On October 28, 2022, Vu and seventeen-year-old C.S. were guests in the home of Steven Slinkard. Slinkard offered to show …
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Neutral
── Bennett Houston v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01725 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 01, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On November 28, 2020, Jose Torres was selling items at a “yard sale” on the corner of Pendleton Pike and Shadeland …
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Neutral
── Termination: A R v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01542 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Floyd Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur Mother and J.N. (“Father”) are the parents of L.N., born April 11, 2007, and C.N., born June 24, …
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Neutral
── Douglas P Schenkel v. Jennifer Suzanne Schenkel ── Case No.: 23A-DR-00220 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 12, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Kenworthy concurs. Judge Tavitas concurs in part/dissents in part Father and Mother were married on July 14, 2001, and have one child together, Child, who …
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Neutral
── Joseph J Roth-Bradley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01117 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 18, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur Roth-Bradley and K.H. share a child together. In August 2018, Roth-Bradley “held [K.H.] at gunpoint” and took an iPhone from …
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── Scott P. Nail v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00499 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 18, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Clinton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur During the afternoon of September 27, 2020, fifteen-year-old K.P. was sitting on her front porch when Nail, a family acquaintance, …
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Neutral
── Darryl Lamond Martin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01124 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 19, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On March 17, 2017, Martin pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, as a …
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Neutral
── Gerard M. Dierckman v. Sandra E. Dierckman ── Case No.: 22A-DN-02801 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 19, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur [4] Husband and Wife were married in 1987. They have four grown sons born of the marriage. Over the course …
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Neutral
── Dallas Dale Hoback v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00411 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 20, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge May concurs. Judge Felix dissents On March 29, 2018, the State charged Hoback with Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine,1 Level 6 felony possession of …
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Neutral
── Monte G Faulkner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01910 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Felix concur Faulkner entered into a plea agreement with the State under which he pled guilty to Count 3, …
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── Curtis A Schorey v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01802 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Wells Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On July 15, 2022, a controlled informant purchased methamphetamine from Schorey. Then, on July 30, a controlled informant purchased methamphetamine …
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Neutral
── Termination: A H, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01478 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur Child was born on March 2, 2018. Twenty-five days later, Child suffered a “devastating …
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Neutral
── Michael Riddell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00858 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur C.M.’s mother is Amanda Riddell (“Amanda”), and Riddell is C.M.’s uncle. Amanda and C.M. “moved around a lot” when C.M. was …
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Neutral
── Dewey L. Camp v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02909 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 21, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Porter Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur Due to a prior conviction, Camp is required to register as a sex offender. See Ex. at 35. On May …
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Neutral
── Dana M. Moyes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00704 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 22, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Pike Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur Moyes has eleven children, eight of whom resided with her. Those eight children are: G.G., V.G., L.F., D.M., S.M., K.M., …
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Neutral
── Erick Adolfo Rivera v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01724 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur From the time J.W. was nine years old until she was thirteen, she lived with her mother and her mother’s …
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Neutral
── Jaysie Dunn v. Lenard Vander Lyke ── Case No.: 23A-DC-01705 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Tipton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur Mother and Father have two children, At.V.L., born October 14, 2019, and Ar.V.L., born June 8, 2021 (collectively, “Children”). The parties …
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── John Ingram v. Knox County Tire & Supply ── Case No.: 23A-SC-01624 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Knox Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On October 4, 2022, Ingram purchased tire rims and a lug nut installation kit from Knox Tire for a …
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Neutral
── Matthew A Disbro v. City of Bedford ── Case No.: 23A-PL-01454 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 28, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur 1 Disbro owns property in the City, and there is a retaining wall located between Disbro’s property and a sidewalk …
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── Termination: J L, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01763 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 11, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Clay Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur Mother and Father have four children together: Jo.L., born July 16, 2013; J.H., born October 7, …
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Neutral
── Christopher Scott v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01103 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 11, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur On February 11, 2023, Scott entered a Needler’s Fresh Market, selected three candy bars, and “concealed them in his pocket.” (Tr. …
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Neutral
── Mateo Reymundo Rodriguez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01419 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 18, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur Shortly after 9:00 p.m. on April 3, 2022, Megan Schaefer drove her car to a gas station in Evansville, where …
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Neutral
── Phillip Zimmerman v. Lisa Zimmerman ── Case No.: 23A-DN-01233 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 18, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur Husband and Wife met in 2011. At the time, Wife was living in a home on Ludwig Road in Allen County. Following …
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Neutral
── Michael Puchowski v. Tamara Wade ── Case No.: 23A-EV-00321 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 18, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Lake Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur Wade and Puchowski executed a lease with a term beginning March 1, 2022, and ending March 1, 2023. Wade tendered to Puchowski a security …
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Neutral
── AMW Investments, et al. v. The Town of Clarksville, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00508 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 19, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Clark Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May concurs. Judge Felix concurs in result AMW owns real estate located at 4505 Highway 31 East, Clarksville, Indiana, …
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Neutral
── CHINS: Hamilton County GAL/CASA Program v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JC-02149 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Crone and Judge Pyle concur K.D. (“Mother”) has three children: Ro.B., born September 28, 2010; Rh.B., born October 17, …
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Neutral
── Termination: D L v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-JT-01951 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Pyle concur Father and A.D. (“Mother”) (collectively, “the Parents”) are the parents of D.M. (“Child”), who was born on October 6, 2014. …
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Neutral
── Jayme Lopez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01225 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Newton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Pyle concur On May 11, 2022, David Kessler, the Newton County Jail Commander, picked Lopez up from the Iroquois County Jail in Illinois …
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Neutral
── Christine Lynn Guzman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02048 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Pyle concur In August 2020, Guzman pleaded guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to resisting law enforcement, as a Level 6 felony;1 …
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Neutral
── Marqisha Monee Thomas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01675 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 06, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Pyle concur In April 2022, Thomas was in an “on and off” relationship with Civon Green, and the two lived together …
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Neutral
── John E Moriarity, et al. v. Indiana Department of Natural Resources ── Case No.: 18S-PL-00296 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 03, 2019 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Grant Category: Civil Decision: Remanded and Affirmed Justice Rush and Justice David concur. Justice Massa concurs in result. Justice Slaughter dissents The Dam Safety Act gives the Indiana Department …
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Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Beth A. Neff ── Case No.: 18S-IF-00478 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 27, 2019 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Turning to the judiciary to remove a duly-elected public official from office is a radical departure from our usual democratic process because it risks silencing the collective voice …
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Neutral
── ZACHARIAH J MARSHALL v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 18S-CR-00464 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 27, 2019 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Porter Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Zachariah Marshall challenges the propriety of his traffic stop for speeding under both the United States and Indiana Constitutions. He presents us with an interesting question: When a …
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Neutral
── Angelo Bobadilla v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19S-PC-00128 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 05, 2019 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush and Justice David concur. Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter dissent “Life changes in the instant. The ordinary instant.” 1 Perhaps nothing is more ordinary in …
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Neutral
── Anthony Bedolla v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19S-PC-00328 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: May 28, 2019 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush and Justice David concur. Justice Massa concurs in result. Justice Slaughter concurs in part/dissents in part In what can only be characterized as a twist …
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Neutral
── Tracie Easler v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19S-CR-00324 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: September 20, 2019 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Deciding issues of great importance under time constraints is but one burden borne by our trial courts. However, every case is important to the parties involved and …
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Neutral
── C S v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19S-JV-00136 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: October 01, 2019 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice Massa, and Justice Slaughter concur. Justice David concurs in part/dissents in part In separate proceedings, two teenagers were sent to the Indiana Department of Correction after …
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Neutral
── A M v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19S-JV-00603 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: November 12, 2019 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice David, and Justice Massa concur. Justice Slaughter concurs in result More than half a century ago, the Supreme Court of the United States avowed that a …
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Neutral
── Kenworth Of Indpls Inc, et al. v. Seventy-Seven Limited, et al. ── Case No.: 19S-PL-00037 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: November 12, 2019 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Remanded and Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice David, and Justice Massa concur. Justice Slaughter concurs/concurs in result This litigation arises from the sale of forty dump …
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Neutral
── Jesse L Payne v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20S-CR-00313 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: May 18, 2020 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Parke Category: Criminal Decision: Remanded Justice Rush and Justice David concur. Justice Massa dissents. Justice Slaughter joins Our criminal legal system rests on the basic assumption that humans are rational agents of free …
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Neutral
── Brian Hardin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20S-CR-00418 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 23, 2020 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter concur. Justice Rush and Justice David concur in part/dissent in part Both our federal and state constitutions provide protections from unreasonable searches and …
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Neutral
── Alain Kiiwon Powell, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19S-CR-00527 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: August 18, 2020 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed In March 2017, Travis Nichols purchased a Ford Taurus from Tyler Howard. When Howard subsequently borrowed the car and failed to return it, Travis and his companions …
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Neutral
── Jordan Bradley Wadle v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19S-CR-00340 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: August 18, 2020 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Fayette Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Jordan Wadle went out drinking with some friends one night at a local bar in Connersville, Indiana. At some point that evening, Wadle apparently made …
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Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Matt Stidham ── Case No.: 20S-PC-00634 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: November 17, 2020 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Justice Rush and Justice Massa concur. Justice David concurs in result. Justice Slaughter dissents Seventeen-year-old Matthew Stidham and two others committed a brutal murder …
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Neutral
── Eric Holcomb, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Indiana v. City of Bloomington ── Case No.: 19S-PL-00304 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 15, 2020 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter dissent. Justice Rush concurs. Justice David concurs in result In 2017, the legislature …
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Neutral
── Brian Allen v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20S-XP-00506 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 22, 2020 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Our legislature provided a mechanism by which people convicted of certain crimes can obtain a fresh start by seeking expungement of those convictions. For certain minor convictions, …
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Neutral
── J P v. V B ── Case No.: 21S-AD-00090 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 02, 2021 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed In 2010, Mother gave birth to I.B. (Child). Mother and Child’s father (Father) divorced in 2014. Mother was awarded legal and physical custody of Child with parenting time to Father. …
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Neutral
── State of Indiana v. JARREL LUKE ELLIS ── Case No.: 21S-CR-00159 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: April 23, 2021 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded In 2019, Jarrel Ellis was serving home detention with Marion County Community Corrections (MCCC). When Ellis was placed on home detention, he signed the MCCC Contract …
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Neutral
── Zachariah Brian Wright v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20S-LW-00260 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: May 04, 2021 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Justice Rush and Justice David concur. Justice Massa concurs in result. Justice Slaughter dissents During the early morning hours of June 18, 2017, …
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Neutral
── Russell G Berg v. Stacey L Berg ── Case No.: 21S-DC-00320 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 29, 2021 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed In 2017, Stacey Berg (Wife) sued Russell Berg (Husband) for dissolution of marriage. After limited discovery, Wife and Husband participated in mediation and signed a settlement agreement (the …
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Neutral
── Sydney Renner v. Trevor J Shepard Bazant ── Case No.: 21S-CT-00138 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: August 31, 2021 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed On April 20, 2016, eighteen-year-old Sydney Renner was stopped in traffic when Trevor Shepard-Bazant struck the back of her vehicle at a low speed, pushing her into the …
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Neutral
── Teresa Blackford v. Welborn Clinic ── Case No.: 21S-CT-00085 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: August 31, 2021 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed In 2003, the Welborn Clinic (or, the Clinic) tested Teresa Blackford for hepatitis, a known cause of a skin condition from which she suffered at the time. Upon completing the …
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Neutral
── Chad Albert Staat, et al. v. Indiana Department of Transportation ── Case No.: 21S-CT-00240 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 09, 2021 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice David, and Justice Slaughter concur. Justice Massa concurs in result Early one morning in the summer of 2012, Chad Staat left home …
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Neutral
── Tracy Ladra v. State of Indiana, et al. ── Case No.: 21S-CT-00235 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 09, 2021 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Remanded Justice Rush and Justice David concur. Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter dissent On a rainy evening in January of 2017, Tracy Ladra was driving home from church, …
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Neutral
── K G, et al. v. Morgan Smith, et al. ── Case No.: 21S-CT-00561 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 22, 2021 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Remanded Justice Rush and Justice David concur. Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter dissent Melody Ruch gave birth to her daughter, K.G., on August 22, 2004. K.G. is …
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Neutral
── SIERRA M DEWEES v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21S-CR-00410 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 03, 2022 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Clay Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part On March 27, 2020, Sierra DeWees drove three men—Weston Havey, Preston Hasler, and Blake Braun—to the home of sixty-seven-year-old Irving Mullins in Brazil, …
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Neutral
── Lake Imaging LLC v. Franciscan Alliance, Inc, et al. ── Case No.: 21S-CT-00478 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 08, 2022 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Between 2004 and 2011, Lake Imaging provided radiology services to patients of Franciscan Alliance. By the terms of the parties’ written Agreement, Lake …
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Neutral
── Elizabeth Roetter v. Michael P Roetter, Jr. ── Case No.: 21S-DC-00568 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 10, 2022 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Elizabeth Roetter (Wife) and Michael Roetter (Husband) married in May 2014 with no prenuptial agreement. Husband’s premarital assets included an individual retirement account (IRA) valued at just over …
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Neutral
── Zachary Allen Fix v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22S-CR-00007 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: May 16, 2022 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush, Justice David, and Justice Massa concur. Justice Slaughter concurs/concurs in result During the early morning hours of July 7, 2017, Zachary Fix and …
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Neutral
── James E. McCoy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22S-CR-00294 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: August 29, 2022 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush, Justice David, and Justice Slaughter concur. Justice Massa concurs in result Officer Cody Scott, while on patrol for the Logansport Police Department, received a …
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Neutral
── Marquis David Young v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22S-CR-00306 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 13, 2022 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed On May 3, 2020, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Young was inside the store of a gas station on the southwest corner of 45th Avenue and Broadway in Gary. …
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Neutral
── Town Of Linden, Indiana , et al. v. Darrell Birge, et al. ── Case No.: 22S-PL-00352 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 07, 2023 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Montgomery Category: Civil Decision: Vacated and Remanded Originally built for agricultural purposes in 1898, the James Hose Drain carries water through the Town of Linden from the south, …
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Neutral
── M H v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22S-JV-00251 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: April 19, 2023 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush and Justice Molter concur. Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter concur in result In June 2019, police arrested 14-year-old Martin (a pseudonym) for trespassing, leading to the discovery …
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Neutral
── Joseph Albert Oberhansley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20S-LW-00620 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: May 17, 2023 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Oberhansley’s childhood in Utah was, by his own description, “good, or better than most.” App. Vol. X, p. 35. Nevertheless, he accumulated a string of juvenile adjudications for …
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Neutral
── Christopher Jerome Harris v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23S-CR-00165 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 29, 2023 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Vacated in Part, Remanded Justice Massa and Justice Molter concur/concur in result. Justice Rush and Justice Slaughter concur in part/dissent in part In the summer of …
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Neutral
── State of Indiana v. $2,435 in United States Currency and Alucious Q. Kizer ── Case No.: 23S-CR-00072 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: October 31, 2023 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Alucious Kizer fled from his car after police stopped him for a traffic violation. While running, Kizer …
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Neutral
── Jennifer Pennington, et al. v. Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Inc., et al. ── Case No.: 23S-CT-00182 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 09, 2024 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Memorial Hospital of South Bend, doing business as Beacon Health and Fitness (or just Beacon), owns and operates …
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Neutral
── Edward Zaragoza v. Wexford of Indiana, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 23S-CT-00099 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 25, 2024 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded The plaintiff, Edward Zaragoza, is incarcerated at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. The defendants, Samuel J. Byrd, M.D., Naveen Rajoli, M.D., and Jackie L. West-Denning, …
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Neutral
── Tailar Spells v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23S-CR-00232 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 30, 2024 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Vacated in Part, Remanded One late night in November 2021, as officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were trying to break up an altercation outside Tiki …
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Neutral
── Tonia Land v. IU Credit Union ── Case No.: 23S-CP-00115 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 01, 2024 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed The essential facts of this case are as follows: When Tonia Land first became a customer of IU Credit Union (IUCU), she received an account agreement, the terms of …
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Neutral
── Sabrina L. Dunn v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24S-CR-00123 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: April 10, 2024 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Orange Category: Criminal Decision: Vacated and Remanded Sabrina Dunn married William “Bill” Dunn in 2005. In 2018, Bill began using methamphetamine and became erratic and abusive. Sabrina moved into a separate guesthouse on …
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Neutral
── G W v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23S-JV-00246 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: April 10, 2024 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Rush Category: Juvenile Decision: Remanded Justice Rush, Justice Massa, and Justice Molter concur. Justice Slaughter dissents In 2022, the State filed a delinquency petition in which it alleged that G.W., then seventeen years old, …
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Neutral
── Dustin A. Lane v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24S-CR-00150 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: May 02, 2024 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush and Justice Slaughter concur. Justice Massa and Justice Molter dissent Dustin Lane was convicted in 2019 of Level 6 felony domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily …
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Neutral
── B K, et al. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23S-JV-00344 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 18, 2024 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush and Justice Molter concur. Justice Massa and Justice Slaughter concur in part/dissent in part In the summer of 2022, two cousins visiting from …
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Neutral
── Stevie Bradley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24S-CR-00206 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 18, 2024 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Stevie Bradley and his girlfriend, A.R., had been dating for several months when Bradley accused her of infidelity. As the couple sat in his parked car late one …
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Neutral
── J D, et al. v. R W ── Case No.: 24S-AD-00117 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 09, 2025 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Montgomery Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Child was born in September 2016. Grandparents, residents of Illinois, are the grandparents of Child’s mother. After living with Grandparents part-time for the first two years …
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Neutral
── Juan Ramon Gabarrete-Martinez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01024 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2026 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Pike Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Foley concur In April 2024, Bart Kierstens owned a property management company that constructed, leased, and maintained real estate. He had also owned …
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Neutral
── Integre Homes, LLC, et al. v. 98 S. Main LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00236 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2026 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Foley concur The Swacks owned property in the Beachwalk neighborhood of Michigan City near Lake Michigan, …
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Neutral
── Pawel D. David v. Catrona A. David ── Case No.: 25A-DC-01272 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 6, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur The Davids got married in 2019 and had one child (Child) before Wife filed for divorce in July 2024. During their …
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Neutral
── Osmin Martinez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01401 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 12, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Martinez was born in Honduras in 1998 and lived there until moving to the United States in 2019. In the Summer of …
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Neutral
── Joseph S. Rechlicz, et al. v. Pricepoint Builders, LLC ── Case No.: 25A-PL-01071 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 12, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Under the construction agreement, Price Point agreed to construct a home for the Rechliczes in Highland. Several months after …
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Neutral
── Chrishone Tyrell Reed v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02133 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur A few days after Christmas 2023, Reed arrived at a supervised visitation facility for a scheduled visit with his three-year-old daughter. …
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Neutral
── James Stack, Jr. v. Midwest Investment Solutions, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-01824 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 17, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Franklin Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur MEMORANDUM DECISION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision is not binding precedent for …
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Neutral
── Termination: A H, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-02321 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 18, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Between December 9 and December 11, 2023, Mother called law enforcement to Parents’ home four different times …
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Neutral
── CHINS: A C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-02407 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Mother and M.G. (Father M.G.) are the parents of G.G. (born July 2010) and A.G. (born October 2016). Mother …
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Neutral
── Rodregus Morgan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00836 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 25, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur 1. The Shooting Morgan and Harmon knew each other for forty-five years and had four children together. Their romantic relationship …
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Neutral
── Linda Gierek, et al. v. Anonymous 1, et al. ── Case No.: 23S-CT-00277 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 9, 2025 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush and Justice Massa concur. Justice Slaughter and Justice Molter concur in part/dissent in part In late 2019, the anonymous defendants here …
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Neutral
── Charles Jennings v. Jessica A. Smiley, et al. ── Case No.: 24S-CT-00186 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 24, 2025 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice Massa, and Justice Slaughter concur. Justice Molter dissents While traveling northbound on Westfield Boulevard in Carmel during rush hour, motorist Jessica Smiley (the Defendant) …
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Neutral
── Christopher Nardi v. J. Bradley King, et al. ── Case No.: 25S-PL-00064 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 18, 2025 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded In December 2020, Christopher Nardi submitted to the Division an APRA request for documents related to Indiana’s voter-registration system. He made three requests: (1) …
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Neutral
── Glenn Thomas v. Valpo Motors Inc. ── Case No.: 24S-PL-00286 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: May 13, 2025 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Vacated and Remanded In late 2019, Bernadette O’Malley bought a used 2007 Dodge Caliber (the Car) from Valpo Motors, Inc. (or just Valpo). At the time of the sale, Valpo …
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Neutral
── Gage Peters v. Dennis J Quakenbush, II, et al. ── Case No.: 25S-PL-00152 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 19, 2025 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush and Justice Massa concur. Justice Slaughter concurs in result. Justice Molter concurs/concurs in result In October 2013, Gage Peters stood convicted of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Zainab Abbas, M.D., et al. v. Hetep Bilal Neter-Nu ── Case No.: 24S-CT-00435 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 26, 2025 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Franklyn Neter-Nu was a truck driver who checked into the emergency room at Methodist Hospital in Gary, Indiana, on July 27, 2015, complaining …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tulsi Sawlani, M.D., et al. v. Lake County Assessor ── Case No.: 25S-TA-00269 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: October 7, 2025 Author: Justice Christopher Goff Category: Other Decision: Reversed and Remanded Tulsi and Kamini Sawlani (the Taxpayers) own a two-story home situated on 3.981 acres of land in Crown Point, Indiana. The home is located in a gated community …
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Neutral
── Jennifer M. O'Connell v. Donna S. Clay ── Case No.: 25S-MI-00034 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: October 16, 2025 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush and Justice Massa concur. Justice Slaughter and Justice Molter concur/concur in result Jennifer O’Connell (Mother) and Jeffrey Clemens (Father), an unwed couple, gave birth to a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indiana Land Trust #3082, et al. v. Hammond Redevelopment Commission, et al. ── Case No.: 25S-PL-00141 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 24, 2026 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Omar and Haitham Abuzir are beneficiaries of Indiana Land Trust #3082 (collectively, the Landowners). The trust owns property at 1318– 1320 Indianapolis Boulevard …
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Neutral
── Michael Carr v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23S-LW-00139 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 24, 2026 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed On August 2, 2018, at around 1:48 a.m., Michael Carr shot and killed Jason Lewis in Richmond, Indiana. Lewis, acting as a confidential informant, had previously purchased drugs from …