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── Danny Bayliff v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01089 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur At all times relevant to this case, Bayliff was married to S.O.’s grandmother, and S.O. regularly visited their home. On September 3, …
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── Metropolitan School District of Southwest Allen County, Indiana v. Crown Enterprises ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00290 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik concurs in result. Judge Tavitas dissents Crown owns three parcels of real estate near Winters Road in Allen County, …
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── Christopher S. Szabo v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01661 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2024 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Jasper Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur In February 2019, thirty-two-year-old Szabo pleaded guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to Level 4 felony child solicitation. Pursuant to the …
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── A F v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-01326 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2024 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur In April 2024, the State filed a petition alleging that A.F. was a delinquent child for committing acts that would …
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Neutral
── Seth Adam Lilly v. Melissa Ann Lilly ── Case No.: 24A-DC-00510 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2024 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Vigo Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Brown concur Husband and Wife began dating in July 2015 and got married in July 2016. Their first son, J.L. (“J.L.”), was born …
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── Javious O Curry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03131 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2024 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Brown concur In June 2023, Christopher Kauffman (“Kauffman”) began working with the Fort Wayne Police Department as a confidential informant. Fort Wayne Police …
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── Antoine D. Ford v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03060 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2024 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Crone concur In July 2023, Columbus Police Officers (“the officers”) from a narcotics enforcement team conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle, in …
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── Michael Dean Neville v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01767 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2024 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Jennings Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Statement of the Case Michael Dean Neville (“Neville”), appeals, following his guilty plea, his sentence for Level 6 felony operating a …
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── Termination: M I v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01319 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2024 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur The evidence and reasonable inferences that support the judgment reveal that in 2019, Father lived in Wisconsin, and Mother lived in Fort Wayne, …
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── Trenton A Whitaker-Blakey v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01191 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2024 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur In January 2024, Muncie Police Department Officer Erin Phillips (“Officer Phillips”), who is a black woman, parked her unmarked police car …
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Neutral
── Zachary A. Presley v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01189 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 11, 2024 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur In May 2019, the State charged Presley with Level 3 felony armed robbery. In March 2021, the trial court found that …
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Neutral
── Thomas Michael Haig v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00969 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 19, 2024 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur On February 27, 2023, Haig was driving a semi-truck, which was loaded with mattresses, from Indianapolis to Chicago. The truck’s trailer …
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Neutral
── Destiny Nichole Richee v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01305 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 20, 2024 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur In February 2021, the State charged Richee with Count 1, Level 2 felony dealing in a controlled substance; Count 2, Level …
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Neutral
── Bobby Wynn Watson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00618 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 20, 2024 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Brown concur In July 2022, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officers Cassandra Crawley (“Officer Crawley”) and David Woloszyn (“Officer Woloszyn”) (collectively “the officers”), arrived …
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── Evan Schwarz v. Michelle Schwarz ── Case No.: 24A-DC-00916 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 20, 2024 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Father argues that: (1) the trial court abused its discretion when it awarded Mother primary physical custody and …
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Neutral
── Tina Marie Campbell v. Jeffrey Allen Campbell ── Case No.: 24A-DC-01004 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2024 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Parents were married in September 2010. Their son, C. (“C.”), was born in January 2012, and their daughter, …
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Neutral
── Joshua A Gambles v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01768 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 09, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Gambles and R.G. (“R.G.”) were married for thirteen years and have three children (“the children”). In 2024, the children were eleven …
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Neutral
── Jordan Rifkin v. Gail Payne ── Case No.: 24A-SC-00771 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 29, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Brown concur In 2010, Rifkin, as tenant, and Payne, as landlord, entered into a rental agreement (“the lease”) for a property (“the property”) in Marion County. In June 2013, …
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Neutral
── Lavantay Lee Wooden v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01928 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur In May 2024, Wooden and William Getz (“Getz”) were both staying at a homeless shelter (“the shelter”) in Marion County. On …
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Neutral
── James W. Birge v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03079 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Brown concur In February 2021, thirty-year-old Birge was involved in a relationship with Jaztin Smith (“Smith”). Smith had previously been involved in a …
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Neutral
── Kevin Fitzgerald v. Sarah O'Brien ── Case No.: 24A-DN-00200 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Johnson Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Brown concur Husband and Wife began dating in 2016. In February 2018, Husband purchased a home (“the home”) for $138,000. Husband made a …
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── Carlos Tacio Ortiz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00025 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May concurs. Judge Brown dissents On December 7, 2006, twenty-one-year-old Ortiz was taking care of his six-week- old son, J.O. (“J.O.”) while J.O.’s mother …
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── Nathan Robert Krick v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02624 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 18, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Rush Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur Statement of the Case Nathan Robert Krick (“Krick”), appeals, following his guilty plea, his sentence for Level 6 felony battery against …
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Neutral
── David M. Wills v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02177 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur In March 2023, Eskenazi Hospital Security Officer Jesse Williams (“Officer Williams”) was working security at Eskenazi Hospital (“the hospital”). Officer Williams …
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Neutral
── Gerry L Green v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00141 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Brown concur In April 2023, the Fort Wayne Police Department received a tip regarding drug activity at a house in Allen County (“the …
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Neutral
── J T v. A H ── Case No.: 23A-PO-02872 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 07, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Wayne Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Brown concur J.T., A.H., and M.H. were all childhood friends. In December 2021, A.H. and M.H., who were engaged and living together, invited J.T. to …
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Neutral
── Steven Wayne Calvert, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02589 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 11, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur On September 11, 2023, a Knightstown Police officer pulled Calvert over for a traffic violation. During the traffic stop and …
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Neutral
── Jared P Upchurch v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02418 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 14, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur In November 2021, the State charged Upchurch with Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine in this cause on appeal. In July …
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── CHINS: E M v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-JC-01950 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 27, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Mother and Father are the parents (collectively, “Parents”) of L.C., who was born in September 2017. L.C. …
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Neutral
── Brent D. Mullis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-01025 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 28, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Brown concur In 2007, in another cause, Mullis was convicted of two counts of Class C felony burglary, adjudicated to be an habitual …
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Neutral
── Joseph Sadler, II v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01570 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 31, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur In February 2020, A.R. (“A.R.”), who had just turned eleven years old, was living with her mother (“A.R.’s mother”), her stepfather, …
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Neutral
── Jasmine Warstler v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01083 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 31, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Statement of the Case Jasmine Warstler (“Warstler”) brings an interlocutory appeal of the trial court’s order that sanctioned her attorneys, Helen and …
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Neutral
── Regina Dell Evans v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02685 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 10, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur In June 2022, the State charged Evans with: (1) Level 5 felony possession of a narcotic drug; (2) Level 5 felony …
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Neutral
── Alaina B. Smith v. Tyler M. Smith ── Case No.: 24A-DC-01993 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 10, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur Mother and Father (collectively “Parents”) were married in May 2014. The children were born in May 2015. Parents separated in January …
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Neutral
── Gregory S. Ebler v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01027 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 22, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur In September 2022, the State charged fifty-five-year-old Ebler in Cause Number 84D01-2209-F2-3230 (“Cause F2-3230”) with Level 2 felony dealing …
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Neutral
── Joshua Butler v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02631 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 29, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur Our Indiana Supreme Court has explained that “[t]he jury trial right is a bedrock of our criminal justice system, guaranteed …
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Neutral
── Cedric Dwight Gibson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02472 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 29, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur On May 3, 2024, Evansville Police Department Detective Jailyn Blair (“Detective Blair”) and Detective Mitchell Mansfield (“Detective Mansfield”) responded to a …
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Neutral
── L J v. J H, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-AD-02191 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 29, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur Mother and Father (collectively “Parents”) are the parents of A.F., who was born in December 2016. In February 2019, the State …
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Neutral
── Eric E. Blyly, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03154 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 30, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur Statement of the Case Eric E. Blyly, Jr. (“Blyly”), appeals, following his guilty plea, his sentence for Level 6 felony …
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Neutral
── Commitment of T M ── Case No.: 24A-MH-01437 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 30, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur T.M. is a fifty-four-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type. On May 8, 2024, her outpatient treatment center requested that …
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Neutral
── Jeremy N. Hull v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00617 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 30, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Whitley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Statement of the Case Jeremy N. Hull (“Hull”) appeals, following a jury trial, his convictions on ten counts of Level 1 …
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Neutral
── Gina Price v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00616 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 16, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Union Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Statement of the Case Gina Price (“Price”) appeals, following her jury trial, her convictions for Level 4 felony causing death when operating …
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Neutral
── Michael Ray Stakelin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02255 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 23, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur In April 2024, fifty-six-year-old Stakelin pleaded guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to Level 6 felony possession of a legend drug …
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Neutral
── Jeremy L. Wegner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01823 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 27, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur 1 IND. CODE § 9-30-5-1(a). We note that the legislature amended this statute during the 2025 legislative session and that the …
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Neutral
── Amanda Lynn Ballenger v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00120 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 29, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur Statement of the Case Amanda Lynn Ballenger (“Ballenger”) appeals, following a guilty plea, the twoyear sentence imposed for her Level 6 …
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Neutral
── Darrin W. Blaine v. State of Indiana-Secretary of State (Securities Division) ── Case No.: 24A-MI-00112 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 29, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Akamai, a company located in New Mexico, was developing a “laser that could detect chemicals” in such …
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Neutral
── J K v. M S ── Case No.: 25A-PO-00459 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 10, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur regarding the underlying case. On January 15, 2025, D.R.H. filed a petition for a protective order against M.S.4 The following day, the trial court issued an ex …
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Neutral
── S O v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-00306 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 10, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur On December 2, 2024, S.O. and his friends stole a car. When law enforcement officers began pursuing the car, S.O. accelerated to speeds over 100 miles …
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Neutral
── Jesus Chacon Herrera v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02747 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 10, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Brown concur The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that Herrera and M.D. (“Mother”) began dating in June 2011. Three months later, …
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Neutral
── Alexus L Meriweather v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00128 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 25, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that, on March 3, 2024, around 2:45 a.m., around one hundred people, including …
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Neutral
── Ronald C Zimmerman v. Indiana Family and Social Services, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01281 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 25, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Statement of the Case Ronald C. Zimmerman (“Zimmerman”), by David Zimmerman (“David”) as guardian, appeals the trial …
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Neutral
── James Justin Spencer, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00901 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 25, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Grant Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur In December 2021, Marion Police Department Officer Max Fischer (“Officer Fischer”) and Officer Jay Bronneau …
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Neutral
── Sadie G. Grace v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00432 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 27, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur In January 2022, the State charged Grace with Class A misdemeanor operating while intoxicated and Class C misdemeanor operating while intoxicated. …
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Neutral
── Danny K. Hubbard v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00146 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 27, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur In October 2023, Hubbard, who had been sentenced to community corrections following a conviction for Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, …
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Neutral
── Erie Insurance Exchange v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company ── Case No.: 24A-CT-02747 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 30, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Howard Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur Lawrence Ricketts (“Ricketts”) is a mechanic who owned an automotive repair shop called Automotive Specialists LLC …
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Neutral
── Autumn R. Bell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02580 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur In April 2023, the State charged thirty-three-year-old Bell, in Cause Number 82C01-2304-F5-2144 (“Cause 2144”), with Level 5 felony battery resulting in …
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Neutral
── Michael Parker v. Indiana State Prison ── Case No.: 24A-SC-01197 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 18, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Parker argues that the small claims court erred when it did not award him damages. Concluding that the small …
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Neutral
── Keith Hardy v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02286 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 23, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that on April 12, 2023, Marlon Hudson (“Hudson”) and Dakari Gill (“Gill”) spent …
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Neutral
── Madelyn Nicole Howard v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01078 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 30, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Monroe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Statement of the Case Madelyn Nicole Howard (“Howard”) appeals, following a guilty plea, her sentence for Level 3 felony leaving the …
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Neutral
── Kelei JKK, LLC v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00541 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 08, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur Because of our disposition of this appeal, we will not delve into detailed facts regarding the underlying case. On January 28, …
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Neutral
── Elijah Mills v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00166 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 08, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur Statement of the Case This case returns to our court following multiple remands on double jeopardy grounds and a resentencing. Elijah Mills …
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Neutral
── Halston T. Neyhart v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02403 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 12, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur In December 2021, the State charged Neyhart with Level 5 felony possession of cocaine, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a …
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Neutral
── Paternity: Johnathan Brown v. Amy Warren ── Case No.: 24A-JP-01833 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 12, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Juvenile Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford concurs. Judge Kenworthy concurs in result Mother and Father are the parents of daughter A.B. (“A.B.”), who was born in March 2009; son, N.W. …
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Neutral
── Jarod M Ayers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01307 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 12, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur In March 2023, Marion County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Chad Meeks (“Deputy Meeks”), Marion County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Corey Maguire (“Deputy Maguire”), …
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Neutral
── Michael Harrington v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01787 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 15, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur See IND. CODE § 35-45-2-1(a)(4) and (b)(1)(A); (App. Vol. 2 at 15). A forcible felony is “a felony that involves the use …
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Neutral
── Adrian James Dukes v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01344 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 15, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Statement of the Case Adrian James Dukes (“Dukes”) appeals, following a guilty plea, his sentence imposed for his Level 3 felony …
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Neutral
── Susan J. Sanders v. U.S. Bank Trust National Association, As Trustee, For ABS Loan Trust VI ── Case No.: 24A-MF-01265 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 27, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Henry Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur This case involves real estate located at 5289 North Raider Road in …
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Neutral
── Anthony Lee Allen v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00817 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 27, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that at approximately 6:00 p.m. on September 28, 2023, an Edinburgh Police Department …
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Neutral
── Harith Abdulrahman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00824 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 29, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur (“Ernest”) and/or Ernest’s son, Samuel Watkins (“Samuel”). See IND. CODE § 35-47-4-3; (State’s App. Vol. 2 at 2). Testimony at the February …
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Neutral
── Brett Kimberlin v. Sandra DeLong ── Case No.: 24A-MI-01870 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 09, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Statement of the Case Brett Kimberlin (“Kimberlin”) appeals, pro se, the trial court’s order denying his Trial Rule 60(B) motion for relief from …
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Neutral
── Bradley Burgess v. The Board of Zoning Appeals for the Town of Utica, Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01819 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 09, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Clark Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur In 2016, the town of Utica annexed the Utica Ridge area. Utica also established …
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Neutral
── Shapri Browning v. High Tech Auto Repair ── Case No.: 25A-SC-00157 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 17, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur In February 2024, Browning took her 2001 Chevy Monte Carlo (“the car”) to High Tech Auto to repair an oil leak. …
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Neutral
── Anthony J Moore v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01324 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur In 2018, a law enforcement officer stopped a vehicle in which Moore was a passenger. During a search of the vehicle, …
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Neutral
── Beatrice M. Reese v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00774 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that in June 2023, Miranda Montanez (“Montanez”) and Jimmy Brown (“Brown”) lived in …
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Neutral
── Antwoine Kenneth-William Elliott v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03084 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur In March 2023, the State charged Elliott with Level 6 felony operating a vehicle as an habitual traffic violator, Level 6 …
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Neutral
── Danny J Howe v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-00605 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Owen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Felix concur Statement of the Case Danny J. Howe (“Howe”), pro se, appeals the post-conviction court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. …
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Neutral
── Andres Sanchez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02366 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 09, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur In July 2009, a jury convicted Sanchez of three counts of Class A felony child molesting for acts committed against his two …
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Neutral
── CHINS: K G v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00741 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur Mother is the parent of J.C., who was born in July 2016. In August 2024, DCS received …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brent Thomas Wills v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01453 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas concurs. Judge Baker dissents On September 18, 2023, Wills and his friend, Evan Witkoske (“Witkoske”), attended a golf outing in Indianapolis, Indiana. They traveled from …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Cade Christopher Kirk v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00737 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 16, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that at approximately 10:20 p.m. on June 22, 2024, thirty-three-year-old Kirk, his girlfriend …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew Stephen Coleman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02842 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 16, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Fulton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur In December 2019, Coleman pleaded guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to Level 6 felony theft …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sonya A Livitz v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-IF-01300 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 16, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: LaGrange Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur Statement of the Case Sonya A. Livitz (“Livitz”), pro se, appeals the trial court’s judgment that she committed the offense of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Lawrence Gerard Briggs v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02471 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur Bootz Manufacturing (“Bootz”) is a company that operates a manufacturing plant (“the plant”) in Evansville. Bootz employed an engineering and purchasing …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Alexis D. Bannister v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01078 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur In June 2018, the State charged Bannister with Level 4 felony child molesting in Cause 03C01-1806-F4-3173 (“Cause F4-3173”). This charge was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tristan Dean Gerhardt v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00396 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that Gerhardt and Carla Clark (“Mother”) (collectively “Parents”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── B R v. S W ── Case No.: 25A-PO-01029 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 07, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Civil Decision: Dismissed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur B.R. (“B.R.”), pro se, appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for contempt against S.W. (“S.W.”). However, we dismiss this appeal because …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CJM Construction v. Scott Mann ── Case No.: 24A-SC-02488 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 18, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Wayne Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur In the summer of 2023, Mann hired CJM to renovate his house. CJM estimated that the renovation would cost roughly $54,000, and Mann …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Devin Michael Franklin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02367 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 18, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Fayette Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur Statement of the Case A jury found Devin Franklin (“Franklin”) guilty but mentally ill of Level …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── George C. Stevens v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01378 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur In October 2023, the State charged Stevens with Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine in Cause Number 45G02-2310-F6-2316 (“Cause 2316”). While …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Bridgette Wright v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01109 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur Bridgette Wright (“Wright”) appeals, following a bench trial, her conviction for Level 6 felony attempted criminal recklessness. Wright’s sole contention …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: C A v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00895 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur The evidence most favorable to the CHINS adjudication reveals that Father and S.A. (“Mother”) (collectively “Parents”) are …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Daniel B. Cox, et al. v. Adny Poluciano, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-00393 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur In September 2024, the Plaintiffs filed, in Marion County, a complaint against CSX and its employee, Cox, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mary Kem, et al. v. Reggie Spencer ── Case No.: 24A-PL-01936 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Grant Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur In April 2016, Evelyn Roseberry (“Evelyn”), who was a resident of Grant County, applied for and obtained a Baltimore Life Insurance …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Simon Kemp, et al. v. J.R. Steele Auto ── Case No.: 25A-SC-00720 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 03, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur In February 2024, Simon Kemp and Ebony Kemp (“the buyers”) purchased a truck from J.R. Steele Auto (“the seller”). Soon after, the buyers filed, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Toby Allen Atha v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01863 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 09, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Jackson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur In November 2022, forty-three-year-old Atha pleaded guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to Level 3 felony dealing in methamphetamine. In exchange …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Sheree Woodson v. Keiandra Jones ── Case No.: 25A-SC-01624 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 09, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur Keiandra Jones’ (“Jones”) car was damaged by Sheree Woodson (“Woodson”) in late 2024. In January 2025, Jones filed, in the small claims court, a notice of claim …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John Patrick McGann v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01303 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 09, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that in December 2022, after forty-six years of marriage, Tessa McGann (“Tessa”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Mark Anthony Freeman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00799 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 16, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur On October 24, 2023, Freeman was at an apartment complex that was connected to a transitional housing center. The safety and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Jeffrey W Fuqua v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01108 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur In November 2020, the State ultimately charged Fuqua with Level 3 felony resisting law enforcement, Level 4 felony operating while intoxicated …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Frankie L. Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00371 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that, on August 18, 2024, Johnson was getting a ride from “a friend …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Richard Herald Back v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01413 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur In December 2015, pursuant to a plea agreement, forty-two-year-old Back pleaded guilty to: (1) Level 4 felony dealing in methamphetamine; (2) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tyler Deimon Miller v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PC-00462 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur The relevant facts of Miller’s underlying offenses, as set forth by this Court in Miller’s direct appeal, are, in part, as …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael J Albert v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00440 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur In September 2023, the State charged Albert with Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine and Level 6 felony maintaining …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Timothy LJ McCoin v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01835 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 16, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Blackford Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that McCoin married Jessica McCoin (“Jessica”) in 2011. In November 2022, Jessica moved …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael Leron Tucker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02381 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that in April 2024, Tucker and Y.L. (“Y.L.”) had been in a relationship …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Indy Luxury Motorsports LLC v. Celesta Phillips ── Case No.: 25A-SC-00847 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur ILM argues that the small claims court clearly erred when it entered judgment in favor of Phillips. Concluding that the small claims court did not …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Vincent Boyd v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02104 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2018, pursuant to a plea agreement, fifty-two-year-old Boyd pleaded guilty to Level 4 felony burglary and admitted that he was an …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: K H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-01390 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 06, 2024 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge DeBoer concur Mother1 and Father are the parents of Child, born October 1, 2018. Mother and Father were not married. Child …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: V S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-03152 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 23, 2025 Author: Judge Melissa May Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Scheele concur Mother gave birth to Ka.M. on September 21, 2009; J.M. on April 25, 2011; Z.M. on February 23, 2013; and Ke.M. on June …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: D F v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-01450 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 04, 2025 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Shelby Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Foley concur Mother1 is the mother2 of T.F., born July 2014, and M.F., born April 2018. In January 2025, the Department …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: K C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-03121 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 12, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Owen Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Child was born on March 18, 2021, to parents R.P. (Mother) and K.C. (Father) (collectively “Parents”). On October 3, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J R, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00917 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Clark Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Pyle concur Parents have three children: A.R., born October 28, 2015; R.R., born March 15, 2018; and C.R., born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A S v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-01334 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 02, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Weissmann concur In May 2024, A.S., who was then sixteen, broke into a Dollar General store in Indianapolis but fled after setting off an …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── P H v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-02233 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur The day after a 2018 Hyundai Tucson was reported stolen, Lawrence Police Officer Mackenzie Cobb saw the vehicle, began to follow it, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J C v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-02816 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 18, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Greene Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur In February 2023, J.C.’s mother (Mother) contacted law enforcement after J.C., then twelve, grabbed her younger sister by the hair and pulled …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ty Evans v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01127 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 28, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur The detailed facts of Evans’ underlying offenses can be read in this Court’s October 2006 opinion from Evans’ direct appeal. See Evans …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── A H v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-03050 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 03, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur On October 11, 2024, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Officers Sophia Gannon and Roy Thurman received a dispatch on a report of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Spencer Turner v. Mark Sevier ── Case No.: 23A-MI-01053 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Henry Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Crone concur In March 2020, Turner, an inmate at the Indiana Department of Correction’s New Castle Correctional Facility, was released to a two-year-term …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── L L v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-01523 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 02, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Dubois Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Kenworthy concur When he was sixteen years old, L.M.L.J., who is originally from Guatemala, lived with his uncle in Dubois County. The uncle’s five-year-old …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: L B v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00865 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 17, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Bradford concur Mother was Child’s foster parent for almost two years before she adopted Child in 2021. In July 2023, Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kristofer Polk v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00391 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford concurs. Judge May concurs in result In the late evening hours of May 22, 2023, Roberto Hernandez-Concepsion texted Polk and asked Polk to bring $50 worth …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Metropolitan Development Commission v. Everett E Powell ── Case No.: 20A-OV-00871 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 14, 2020 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Other Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Kirsch and Judge Pyle concur On July 25, 2018, Jeff Vaughn, then a zoning and licensing inspector for the Department of Business and Neighborhood …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Amanda J. Garner v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01990 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 22, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur On April 12, 2022, the State charged Garner with two counts: possession of methamphetamine in an amount of at least twenty-eight …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── 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
── 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
── Termination: L S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01729 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur Mother has several children, including T.K., born in October 2014; and C.S., born in August 2020. 1 The Department of Child Services (“DCS”) …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Ashlyn E. Cox v. Anonymous Physician A, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-MI-00534 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wayne Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann concurs. Judge Riley dissents [2] On March 27, 2019, Cox filed a complaint for damages under the MMA. On May 2, 2019, the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Adam T. Beaty v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02069 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 01, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On December 15, 2021, Store manager Jeffrey Brinson was notified by an employee of a potential theft. Brinson reviewed surveillance footage …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── William R Bogner v. Rebecca S Bogner ── Case No.: 23A-DN-02419 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 12, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Fulton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur In 2012, Husband and Wife were married. During the marriage, Husband’s mother transferred the Remainder Interest in 136 acres of farmland …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Andrew Rumsey v. Kayla Ellenwood ── Case No.: 23A-DC-02395 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 02, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Felix concur On August 25, 2021, Mother gave birth to Child, whose father is Father. Mother and Father were married on May 1, 2022, and …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James E Brabson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00174 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 19, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In October of 2020, while he was on probation in Cause No. F5-132, Brabson became romantically involved with Stoutermire. One night …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── D D v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-01269 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 17, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur On January 16, 2025, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Cody Elder responded to a report of a person shot at an apartment. When …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John Matthew Doty v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02280 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 30, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge DeBoer concur The facts, as set forth in our memorandum decision affirming Doty’s sentence on direct appeal, are as follows: In December 2021 …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: S C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01210 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 27, 2024 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Jackson Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Crone concur Case Summary S.C. (Mother) appeals from the involuntary termination of her parental rights to B.R.C. (Child). 1 On appeal, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── D H v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-02122 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 20, 2025 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Gibson Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Brown concur In May 2024, police recovered a loaded, unregistered handgun from then seventeen-year-old D.H.’s waistband. The State alleged D.H. was delinquent for committing …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── 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
── 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
── Termination: A S v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01722 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Felix concur In late December 2022, the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) investigated a report that Mother was neglecting Child, then eight months old. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Amanda Ping v. Margaret Inman, M.D. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-02394 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Scheele concur Ping sued Dr. Inman for medical malpractice after a surgical procedure, and the case proceeded to a jury trial. At the beginning …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: A B, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02902 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 12, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Brown concur The Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) became involved with Parents and Children in November 2022, when …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Commitment of D S ── Case No.: 24A-MH-00833 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 30, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Felix concur Around the time of his hospitalization, D.S., 56, lived in Chicago, where he had an apartment and worked as a health care provider. A …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: M D v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01366 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge DeBoer concur J.D. was born in October 2007.2 He and his two sisters were adjudged to be children in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Tamara L. Lucas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02881 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 06, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bradford concur In September 2018, a jury convicted Lucas of sexual misconduct with a minor, as a Level 4 felony.1 The trial …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Brandon Fisher v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01795 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 21, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Najam and Judge Bradford concur S.D. suffers from narcolepsy, a sleep disorder causing excessive daytime sleepiness. She takes a prescription stimulant during the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── James Diamond v. Cassandra Schwartz ── Case No.: 22A-DN-00185 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 02, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Vaidik concur Husband and Wife were married on September 28, 2018. On October 20, 2020, Wife filed a petition to dissolve the marriage. On …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Angela Cunningham-Goble v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01101 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 02, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Vaidik concur On March 12, 2021, the State charged Cunningham-Goble with driving while suspended, a Class A misdemeanor,1 under Cause Number 33C03-2103-CM165 (“Cause …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Herbert Frank Breneman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01575 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 24, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur As a result of events that took place on July 8, 2021, the State charged Breneman with Possession of Methamphetamine, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Francisco Antonio Perez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-00332 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Vaidik concur The underlying facts were recited on direct appeal of Perez’s sentence as follows: In February 2018, fifteen-year-old M.P., the victim, …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: J H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-01625 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 16, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Foley concur Father and T.M. (“Mother”) (collectively, “Parents”) have two children together: C.M., born June 4, 2020, and M.M., born …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: S R v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02845 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 30, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Delaware Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge DeBoer concur In November 2020, Child was in Father’s physical custody, and Father was unaware of Mother’s whereabouts. Father was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: C W v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02478 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 05, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur Mother is the biological mother of eight children. Her oldest child, A.P., is twenty-one years old, and she and another sibling of …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: A C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01340 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Kenworthy concur On April 14, 2023, DCS received a report alleging A.G., Jr., and his stepbrother, Z.L., 2 both of whom lived with Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── 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 …
Court Opinion
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
── In the Matter of the Certified Question: Jeffrey Cutchin as Personal Representative of the Estates of Claudine Cutchin and Adelaide Cutchin v. Amy L. Beard, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Insurance, Administrator of the Indiana Patient's Compensation Fund ── Case No.: 21S-CQ-00048 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 30, 2021 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter Category: Other Decision: Certified …
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Neutral
── Kevin Charles Isom v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 45S00-1508-PD-00508 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 30, 2021 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed This case arises from a brutal crime. In August 2007, Isom’s neighbors reported gunshots ringing out from his apartment. When police arrived, they quickly took shelter because of …
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Neutral
── Commitment of G S ── Case No.: 25A-MH-02033 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Scheele concur G.S. was diagnosed with schizophrenia in childhood and has a history of psychiatric hospitalizations as both a juvenile and an adult, including a fouryear …
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Neutral
── Termination: A H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01912 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur 1 The trial court also terminated the children’s father’s parental relationships with the children. Father is appealing the terminations under a separate cause …
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Neutral
── Randy Lampropoulos v. Todd's Hydraulic Repair ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00751 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Vigo Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur Statement of the Case Randy Lampropoulos (“Lampropoulos”) appeals pro se, following a bench trial, the trial court’s order entering judgment, in part, …
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Neutral
── Joshua T. Trammell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02293 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 5, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Franklin Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur The facts of Trammell’s offense and procedural history in this case were set forth in Trammell’s direct appeal as follows: On …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Kevin T McCusker v. Kingsmill Homeowners Association, Inc. ── Case No.: 25A-PL-01604 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 20, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur (“the HOA”). McCusker argues that the trial court erred when it dismissed his complaint. Concluding that the trial court did …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Chad Noah v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02610 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Starke Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that, in February 2025, Noah started living with his girlfriend, Melissa Gaskell (“Gaskell”) in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: D C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-01948 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur 1 The trial court also terminated the children’s mother’s (“Mother”) parental relationships with the children. This Court affirmed those terminations under a separate …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Especially Kidz Health & Rehab v. Indiana Department of Health ── Case No.: 25A-MI-00784 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Shelby Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur Especially Kidz is a licensed health care facility (“the facility”) located in Indiana. The facility provides long-term medical …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Matthew Werner v. Marcie Werner ── Case No.: 25A-DC-00473 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice concurs. Judge DeBoer dissents Father enlisted in the United States Navy in the late 1990’s. Mother and Father (collectively “Parents”) were married in Indiana in …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: B L v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-02385 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur 1 The trial court also terminated S.L.’s mother’s (“Mother”) parental relationship with S.L. However, Mother is not participating …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Clifford Dale Koch v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01195 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Wells Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur In December 2023, thirty-nine-year-old Koch, who lived in Ohio, saw a profile for Summer Parker (“Summer”) on Facebook. The profile clearly …
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Neutral
── Termination: A H, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-02321 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 18, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Lawrence Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Between December 9 and December 11, 2023, Mother called law enforcement to Parents’ home four different times …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── CHINS: A C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-02407 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 23, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur Mother and M.G. (Father M.G.) are the parents of G.G. (born July 2010) and A.G. (born October 2016). Mother …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── John P Cosgrove, et al. v. Newrez LLC dba Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing ── Case No.: 25A-MF-01185 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Jasper Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Pyle concur On November 20, 2024, NewRez LLC, d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing (“NewRez”), filed its complaint on a …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Reginald D. Akins, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02140 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 6, 2026 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Foley concur While on patrol on October 20, 2021, Muncie Police Officer Danielle Bradford observed Akins driving a silver Cadillac with someone …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Taliyah Brooks v. USA Track & Field, Inc. ── Case No.: 25S-PL-00103 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 17, 2025 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice Slaughter, and Justice Molter concur. Justice Goff dissents Taliyah Brooks is a heptathlete 1 and member of USATF. As part of her online application …