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── Randall Travis v. Leon S Baine, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-CT-03016 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 24, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bailey and Judge Weissmann concur On February 3, 2022, Travis filed a complaint against Defendants. 1 The complaint alleged that Travis and …
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Neutral
── Scott C Quick v. Sarah G Billings ── Case No.: 22A-DR-02022 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 24, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Boone Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Father and Mother divorced in December 2016. During their marriage, Father and Mother had three children: daughter S.Q. (now 20 years …
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Neutral
── Jason Keith Brown v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00757 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2024 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Dubois Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Pyle concur Brown and D.S. met in September 2021 and began dating. In April 2022, the relationship ended, and D.S. asked Brown to …
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── Autovest, LLC v. John Bach ── Case No.: 24A-CC-02070 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 26, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur Autovest filed its complaint against John Bach on January 31, 2024 (“Renewal Complaint”), asserting the Lake Superior Court entered a judgment …
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Neutral
── Kevin R. Johnston v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02905 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 08, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur On June 8, 2023, Gary Police Department Corporal Dwayne Brown responded to a collision between an SUV and a …
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Neutral
── Kristin Mariesue Vanwinkle v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02056 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 13, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur On August 11, 2021, the State charged Vanwinkle with Level 5 felony possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, …
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Neutral
── Patrick Michael Norton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02330 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 15, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur In September 2023, Norton co-owned a home in Westfield, Indiana, with his former fiancé, Janice Armstrong. Armstrong’s daughter, Gianna Roman, and …
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── Holly J. Terry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01013 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Delaware Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur In the fall of 2021, Melinda Duncan, the victim, and Melinda’s spouse, Chester Duncan, suffered from substance abuse issues with heroin …
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── Mark William Walters v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02928 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 04, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Jennings Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur Mark Walters and his girlfriend, Joellen Ritchie, lived with Walters’ mother, Michelle Adams. The couple had a tumultuous relationship fueled, in …
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── Oscar Alejandro Rax Xi v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02158 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 06, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur In July 2022, eight-year-old M.R. lived in a house in Vanderburgh County with her twenty-eight-year-old father, Rax Xi. Rax Xi …
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── Brady Lewis v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00072 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 26, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur On February 5, 2020, the State charged Lewis with Level 5 felony escape. The charge stemmed from Lewis fleeing from law enforcement …
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Neutral
── Kristina S Luff v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01956 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 27, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Boone Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur On January 24, 2023, Luff parked her vehicle in a disability parking spot in front of a grocery store in Whitestown, …
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Neutral
── Jesse Tripp v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00008 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 30, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur On March 6, 2018, the State charged Tripp with Level 3 felony aggravated battery and Level 5 felony battery with a deadly …
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Neutral
── Remel D. Byrd v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02846 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 07, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur George Flowers, the victim, is the grandfather of Vanessa Haskins, Byrd’s exgirlfriend. On the night of December 19, 2023, Haskins was …
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Neutral
── Corey L. Gilbert v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02554 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 07, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur On May 9, 2023, Gilbert and his girlfriend, Mary Wagers, were staying in a hotel on Emerson Avenue in Indianapolis. Around …
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Neutral
── Termination: M J, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02998 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 14, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur Mother and Father are the parents of M.M., born in January 2020, and A.J., born in October 2022. On October 6, …
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Neutral
── CHINS: B J, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JC-02867 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 17, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur Mother and Father (collectively, Parents) have two children together: A.J., born in January 2023, and A.L.J., born in January 2024. Mother …
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Neutral
── CHINS: M G v. Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-JC-00260 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 24, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur Mother and J.T.P. (Father) are the parents of H.T.G., born August 2013, J.T.G., born March 2018, and …
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Neutral
── Anthony Dewester v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02751 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur Dewester married his wife, Shannon Dewester (Shannon), in January 2014. In August 2023, Shannon leased an apartment in Indianapolis. Dewester initially had …
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Neutral
── Adam Cabello v. Integrity Backyard Builds, LLC ── Case No.: 24A-SC-02636 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 06, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Warrick Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur In March 2021, Cabello contracted Integrity to install several outdoor projects at his property including a concrete driveway addition, an inground …
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Neutral
── Cora Jean Johnson v. Leigh Anne Carrington, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-DC-00184 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 07, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Clay Category: Civil Decision: Remanded Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur Mother and Michael Johnson (Father) 1 (collectively, Parents) are the parents of T.J., born in February 2013, and O.J., …
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Neutral
── Montrez L McMath v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00484 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 11, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur On August 22, 2017, the State charged McMath with three counts of Level 3 felony robbery and two counts of Level …
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Neutral
── Michael Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02253 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 11, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur in result In 2021, when the events leading to this appeal took place, Smith was sixty-six years old and Alphonzo was sixty-five. …
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Neutral
── Milfred John Wallace v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02021 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 12, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur K.W., the victim, was born in 2007. When K.W. was around two years old, her mother moved with her to Indiana. …
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Neutral
── Eric Scott Standiford v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02577 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 15, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur Standiford voluntarily appeared at his initial hearing on December 21, at which the trial court recalled the arrest warrant and scheduled …
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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 …
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Neutral
── Pamela Barger v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01223 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 19, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann concurs. Judge May concurs in result In the Spring of 2019, Barger ran a childcare service in the home she shared with her partner, Todd Volker. …
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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 …
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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 …
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Neutral
── Osman Mulaomerovic v. Amira Mulaomerovic ── Case No.: 24A-DN-02727 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur Husband and Wife are citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2017, Husband and Wife married in Indianapolis, where they both lived. In January …
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Neutral
── T M v. M M ── Case No.: 25A-PO-00677 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 24, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur T.M. and M.M. were married in October 2021. In October 2022, T.M. and M.M. separated and petitioned for dissolution of marriage, which remains …
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Neutral
── Roger L. Moore, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00328 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 24, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2021, Moore lived in a small neighborhood adjacent to West Vigo High School. Moore and four neighbors, including Dale …
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Neutral
── Martell Washington-Coleman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00821 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 29, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur On February 9, 2024, Sergeant Rachel Corona and Sergeant Elijah Arias, both with the Mishawaka Police Department, were traveling in an …
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Neutral
── Christopher Brown v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00771 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 29, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur In 2023, Kenneth Young was residing at the Atlas Hotel in Indianapolis. Brown also resided there until he moved out in June. …
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Neutral
── Jennifer Michele Rush v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00643 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 29, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Howard Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur On August 7, 2024, Howard County Dispatch received a call from a homeowner requesting Rush be removed from the property and …
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Neutral
── Joshua Andrew Burton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02032 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 29, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur Around 8:30 p.m. on December 27, 2023, Burton drove into a parking lot and parked next to Edinburgh Police Department Officer …
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Neutral
── NIPSCO Industrial Group v. Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-EX-02834 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele Category: Other Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur I. Background: TDSIC Plans Generally Our Supreme Court has previously discussed the processes under which utility rates are set and …
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Neutral
── Paternity: Stephanie Hamm v. Jacob Waltz ── Case No.: 25A-JP-00491 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 09, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Johnson Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur Child, born in 2015, resided with Mother and Father until their separation when Child was three years old. Thereafter, Child continued to …
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Neutral
── Brent M Maxwell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02564 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 09, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur On the night of May 17, 2023, seventeen-year-old Maxwell met up with Eliel Sanchez, Alexis Leming, and I.P. The …
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Neutral
── Ashley Garth v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-PC-03018 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 10, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Newton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur We set forth the following facts in our decision on Garth’s direct appeal: In March 2019, Garth was in an intimate relationship …
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Neutral
── Domonic Chester Brothers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02327 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 17, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Porter Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur In June 2023, Brothers lived with Jada Monroe in Gary. 1 The two planned to leave Indiana but …
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Neutral
── Jason DeWayne Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02205 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 22, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur In November 2019, Melinda Chanley was living with her parents, Sharon and Ralph Davidson. Chanley struggled with substance abuse and used …
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Neutral
── Jamar Ervin Dashillas v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01404 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 29, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur In August 2019, pursuant to a written plea agreement, Dashillas pleaded guilty to Level 3 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 4 …
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Neutral
── Zachary L. Baker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01245 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 29, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur On October 1, 2024, Baker and his brother, Austin, were staying at the home of their parents, Deborah and Jeffrey. …
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Neutral
── Emily Brianne May v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01097 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 29, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Posey Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur In February 2025, pursuant to a written plea agreement, May pleaded guilty to Level 6 felony resisting law enforcement, Class A …
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Neutral
── Hagios, Inc., et al. v. City of Montpelier ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00530 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 29, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur The property at issue is “located directly in the center of the City of Montpelier” at 107 E. …
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Neutral
── Stacy Wissel, Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of Sean Ryan Allen v. Kristen Carlisle ── Case No.: 24A-CT-03114 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 29, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur In August 2018, Kristen Carlisle became pregnant while engaged in a relationship with …
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Neutral
── Moriah S. Denny v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00374 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 03, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur In September 2023, Denny lived with her mother, sixty-five-year-old Vera Swisher, in Logansport. There was ongoing tension in …
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Neutral
── Solomon Andrew Peterson, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00533 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 05, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur On the afternoon of September 18, 2024, Peryis Blain disembarked from an IndyGo bus at a stop on 34th and …
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Neutral
── John Gil Newhouse v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01423 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 06, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur On February 26, 2024, pursuant to a written plea agreement, Newhouse pleaded guilty to Class A misdemeanor intimidation. Newhouse was sentenced …
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Neutral
── Paternity: Christina Armstrong v. Katherine Armstrong ── Case No.: 25A-JP-00971 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 06, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Johnson Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur Mother is the biological mother of Child, and Grandmother is Child’s maternal grandmother. After Child was born in March 2018, he and …
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Neutral
── Mitchell Benson Pavnica v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00989 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 07, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Shelby Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur On May 20, 2024, Heather Muska was at home with her husband and their eight-year-old daughter. That evening, Pavnica, whose father …
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Neutral
── Jerrell D. Underwood v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00744 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 10, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur On May 19, 2024, Adly Sultan was driving a gray Ford Escape with Ahmed Guhat seated in the front passenger seat, …
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Neutral
── Anthony Michael Muir v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03092 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 10, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur At the time he committed the offenses, Muir was the step-grandfather of T.G., A.G., and A.H. The first victim, T.G., was …
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Neutral
── Kevin Lamarr Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00892 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur Johnson and Crystal Mason married in 2008 but separated two years later. From 2010 to 2020, Johnson was incarcerated on an …
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Neutral
── S Nelson Enterprises LLC, et al. v. Affordable Housing of Indy LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 24A-MI-02670 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 19, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur This dispute arises over real property in Hamilton County. Sara Stein is …
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Neutral
── Dontez L. Bass v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01214 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 20, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Wabash Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur In February 2023, Bass worked as a “behavioral tech” at Benchmark Group Home in Wabash County. Tr. Vol. …
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Neutral
── Christopher M. Hubbert v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00994 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 26, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur In 2020, pursuant to a written plea agreement, Hubbert pleaded guilty to Level 2 felony dealing in methamphetamine …
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Neutral
── Phillip J. Beachey v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02804 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 02, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur In March 2004, Jessamyn Eckhart gave birth to Victim 1. Jessamyn’s sister, Carrie, and her husband, Beachey, adopted Victim 1, although …
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Neutral
── Joseph A. Beeks v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01691 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 08, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur In 2023, a jury found Beeks guilty of Level 6 felony pointing a firearm. The trial court sentenced Beeks to one …
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Neutral
── James Taylor v. Cole Kline, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-CT-00668 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 08, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Putnam Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur Hope Public Adjusters, LLC is a public-adjusting firm, of which Cole Kline is the sole owner. Taylor began working …
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Neutral
── Catherine Blackwell v. The Bank of New York Mellon ── Case No.: 24A-MF-03111 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 08, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur Blackwell owned certain property in Hamilton County. In return for a home equity credit line with a credit limit …
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Neutral
── Robert Paton v. Michelle Young Paton ── Case No.: 25A-DC-00093 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 10, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur In December 2021, Robert Paton (Father) filed a petition for dissolution of marriage against Michelle Paton (Mother). On November 8, 2023, the …
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Neutral
── Jill Hendricks v. Elite Clean Restoration LLC ── Case No.: 24A-CC-02323 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 10, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur In June 2020, Jill Hendricks obtained durable power of attorney over her mother, Beverly Hendricks. Jill was thereby granted general authority …
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Neutral
── Melissa L. Stevens v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00871 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 12, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Jackson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur In the early morning hours of May 15, 2024, Stevens was driving a motorcycle down State Road 11 in Jackson County. …
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Neutral
── Alexander Tyrek Marshall v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01385 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 16, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur In August 2023, pursuant to a written plea agreement, Marshall agreed to plead guilty to Level 5 felony robbery and Level …
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Neutral
── CHINS: S W, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JC-01435 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 22, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur Mother is the biological mother of G.E., born 2012, L.E.M., born 2014, A.W., born 2016, T.W., born …
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Neutral
── Jerry R. Merrill, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01219 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 22, 2025 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur On February 5, 2023, Merrill was pulled over by a police officer after he completed a turn without using a …
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Neutral
── Christian Beverly v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01972 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 15, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur On April 21, 2025, off-duty Marion County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Aaron Berry was working as a security officer at the Indiana Convention …
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Neutral
── Nichelle L Gertz v. Porter Regional Hospital ── Case No.: 25A-CC-01779 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 15, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur On December 30, 2009, Gertz suffered a seizure and received emergency medical treatment at Porter Regional Hospital, where she stayed for …
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Neutral
── Joshua L. Harper v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01851 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 16, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Pike Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur On October 24, 2023, pursuant to a written plea agreement, Harper pleaded guilty to Level 5 felony domestic battery resulting in …
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Neutral
── Midwest Mortgage Funding, LLC v. Streamline Investments, LLC, et al. ── Case No.: 25A-MF-00572 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 20, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur On August 4, 2022, Timberland Home Center, Inc. filed a complaint against Streamline Investments, LLC, Martin Reedus, and …
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Neutral
── Kyle Michael Menke v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01917 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Knox Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur In December 2023, during an argument over cigarettes, Menke physically attacked his mother—strangling her and throwing her to the ground. The …
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Neutral
── Xavier Isiah Alexander v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01616 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 21, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur Alexander and D.J. were in a romantic relationship that ended in March 2022. Sometime between March 2022 and August 2024, D.J. …
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Neutral
── Jennifer Schultz v. Carl D Schultz ── Case No.: 25A-DC-01633 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 23, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Newton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur Husband and Wife were married in 2018, and Child was born in 2021. In August 2023, Husband filed a petition for dissolution …
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Neutral
── A D v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-01699 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur On March 1, 2025, Dorion Plump was driving a 2021 Chevrolet Trax in South Bend. At some point, he stopped the car to use his phone. …
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Neutral
── Jami Strahm, et al. v. Seann Tischler ── Case No.: 25A-MI-01250 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Miami Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur Kaylei (Mother) and Hunter Tischler (Father) (collectively, Parents) were married on May 10, 2018. They had two children: R.T., born in …
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Neutral
── MPE Land & Cattle LLC, et al. v. Parsons Farms LLC ── Case No.: 25A-PL-00364 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Kenworthy concur For approximately twenty years prior to 2020, Rex Parsons operated Parsons Farms as a sole proprietorship. During …
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Neutral
── Mark Landon Taylor v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02155 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 02, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur In March 2025, fifty-six-year-old Taylor was residing with his eighty-three-yearold mother, Beverly Taylor, at Beverly’s home in Carmel. Around 3:00 a.m. …
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Neutral
── Daniel J Sallmen v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-IF-02606 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 05, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur In July 2025, Indiana State Police Trooper Jeremy Hall issued Daniel J. Sallmen a traffic citation for driving eighty miles per …
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Neutral
── JASON MORALES v. CRAIG GRAGE, et al. ── Case No.: 22A-PL-01917 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 31, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Bradford and Judge Pyle concur Morales is currently incarcerated in the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility (“WVCF”). In April and May 2020, Morales spent …
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── Termination: S G, II v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-00474 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 04, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Bradford concur Child was born in 2014. In 2015, Father was convicted and incarcerated in Illinois for robbery. In 2017, Father was released to …
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Neutral
── Russell G Finnegan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00639 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 12, 2023 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Pulaski Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Foley concur This case stems from events described in Finnegan’s related appeal, Finnegan v. State, No. 22A-CR-1879 (Ind. Ct. App. Feb. 23, 2023), …
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Neutral
── Robert L. Dillinger v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01559 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 02, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Rehearing Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur Robert Dillinger petitions for rehearing and challenges our holding that Dillinger did not unequivocally invoke his right to an attorney during …
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Neutral
── C H v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19A-JV-02916 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 10, 2020 Author: Judge Cale Bradford Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Baker and Judge Pyle concur On January 16, 2019, while on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, C.H. stole credit/debit cards, a university identification card, and Apple AirPods belonging …
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Neutral
── Zane Dickson v. Sarah Ford ── Case No.: 20A-DC-01906 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 09, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Vaidik and Judge Brown concur Father and Mother were married on or about June 1, 2016. There were three children born of the marriage: E.D., …
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Neutral
── ANDRE V. POWELL v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-00636 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 28, 2021 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In July of 2020, Powell was on probation following his conviction for burglary in cause number 20D02-1201-FB-3 (“Cause No. FB-3”). On …
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Neutral
── Christian Myers v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00149 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 03, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur On February 3, 2023, the State charged Myers with Level 1 felony attempted murder, two counts of Level 5 felony attempted battery …
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Neutral
── Termination: V G v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 19A-JT-01163 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 23, 2019 Author: Judge Robert Altice Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Tavitas concur Case Summary V.G. (Father) appeals from the involuntary termination of his parental rights to his daughter, K.G. (Child). He challenges the sufficiency of …
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Neutral
── Mandale Hamilton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00818 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 06, 2024 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Weissmann and Judge Kenworthy concur Case Summary In this interlocutory appeal, Mandale Hamilton challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. Hamilton raises three issues …
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Neutral
── CHINS: C C v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 23A-JC-02928 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 14, 2024 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Pulaski Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Vaidik concur Mother and K.M. (“Father”) are the parents of Child, who was born in July 2022. Mother and Father are …
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Neutral
── Termination: J A, et al. v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02344 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 09, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Felix concur Prior to the termination proceedings, Parents, who were married, had been together for nineteen years and had five children together: J.A., …
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Neutral
── Termination: M H v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 21A-JT-02772 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 05, 2022 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Robb and Judge Pyle concur After Child was exposed to domestic violence and substance abuse in his mother’s home in 2016, the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) …
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Neutral
── Commitment of B C ── Case No.: 25A-MH-02745 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 03, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Foley concur In late October 2025, B.C. was admitted to Community Fairbanks Behavioral Health (Hospital) after having been hospitalized for four days earlier that month. At …
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Neutral
── Michael Anthony Thompson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02463 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 27, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Monroe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Bradford concur The owner of an apartment building asked William Shouse (“Shouse”), the “maintenance man” for the building, to check on vacant …
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Neutral
── Antonio Dion Lane, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00275 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 30, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Bradford concur In 2020, David Lowery (“Lowery”) was killed. Some of Lowery’s friends or associates formed a group they called Davo …
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Neutral
── 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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Neutral
── Termination: J M v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 24A-JT-02075 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge DeBoer concur Child was born on May 12, 2018, and Mother adopted him on December 2, 2020. In January 2023, Mother went to the …
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Neutral
── S G v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-02734 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 22, 2025 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Grant Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge DeBoer concur Wendell Cates owns several fields in Grant County on which he grows both corn and beans. On September 16, 2024, police …
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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
── Clarence Lowe v. Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District ── Case No.: 21S-CT-00295 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 16, 2021 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Porter Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Clarence Lowe, an employee of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, claims he was injured at work. We must decide whether the District, which operates a government-owned …
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Neutral
── Clark County REMC v. Glenn Reis, et al. ── Case No.: 21S-CT-00343 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 29, 2021 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Clark Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded For decades, the board of a county REMC, a rural electric membership cooperative, adopted a series of policies providing health-insurance benefits to former directors who …
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Neutral
── Progressive Southeastern Ins. Co. v. Bruce A Brown, et al. ── Case No.: 21S-CT-00496 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 25, 2022 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Carroll Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part FILED Feb 25 2022, 1:31 pm CLERK Indiana Supreme Court Court of Appeals and Tax Court IN THE Indiana Supreme …
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Neutral
── State of Indiana v. Anthony J. Neukam ── Case No.: 21S-CR-00567 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 23, 2022 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Dubois Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush and Justice David concur. Justice Massa and Justice Goff dissent In 2020, we held juvenile courts lose jurisdiction once an alleged delinquent child reaches twenty-one years …
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Neutral
── City Of Gary v. Jeff Nicholson, et al. ── Case No.: 22S-MI-00252 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: July 21, 2022 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Remanded The City of Gary is a so-called “welcoming city”—with a local ordinance designed to protect the rights of immigrants. The plaintiffs below, four Indiana residents, argue Gary …
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Neutral
── JOSHUA PAYNE-ELLIOTT v. ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF INDIANAPOLIS, INC. ── Case No.: 22S-CP-00302 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: August 31, 2022 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice David and Justice Goff concur in result. Justice Massa concurs. Justice Rush not participating Religious freedom protected by the First Amendment to the United States …
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Neutral
── Cliff Decker, et al. v. Star Financial Group Inc ── Case No.: 22S-PL-00305 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: March 21, 2023 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Allen Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush, Justice Massa, and Justice Molter concur. Justice Goff concurs in result Plaintiffs, Cliff and Wendy Decker, have a checking account with Star …
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Neutral
── Donald R Owen, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21S-LW-00333 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 08, 2023 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Defendant, Donald R. Owen, Jr., was an acknowledged gang leader in Elkhart County. When members of the local Latin Kings gang believed a woman among them was …
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Neutral
── Kathryn Davidson v. State of Indiana, et al. ── Case No.: 22S-CT-00318 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 21, 2023 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Monroe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice Massa, and Justice Molter concur. Justice Goff concurs in result The Indiana Comparative Fault Act does not apply to “tort claims” against government defendants. …
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Neutral
── Hoosier Contractors, LLC v. Sean Gardner ── Case No.: 22S-CT-00381 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: July 19, 2023 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Justice Massa and Justice Molter concur. Justice Rush and Justice Goff concur in result Sean Gardner asked Hoosier Contractors, LLC, to inspect the roof of his …
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Neutral
── James Irwin Richter v. Neha Bhatnagar Richter ── Case No.: 25A-DC-01593 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 18, 2026 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge Scheele concur Father and Neha Bhatnagar Richter (“Mother”) were married, and Child was born in 2011. On October 2, 2012, the court entered …
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Neutral
── Paulino Santiago-Bautista v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01502 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 9, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Carroll Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur On June 10, 2023, fourteen-year-old L.A. was home alone at her family’s farm in Carroll County. Around noon, Santiago-Bautista knocked on the …
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Neutral
── Matthew Edward Tierney v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00650 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 9, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur On about July 23, 2022, Tierney arrived at the home of his daughter, Erin, and Erin’s husband, Dax, where they lived …
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Neutral
── Christopher A Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02371 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur On December 27, 2023, Detective Jordan Corral of the Huntington City Police Department was working with “Austin”—a confidential informant (CI)–to conduct …
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Neutral
── Diana Brugh v. Jason E. Brugh ── Case No.: 25A-DC-01062 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 13, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Boone Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur Husband and Wife married on December 5, 2008. The marriage produced four children. On July 15, 2022, Husband filed …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Milton Porter v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00717 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 17, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur On the morning of October 14, 2022, Calvin Lawson suffered from a drug overdose in the parking lot of his apartment complex. …
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Neutral
── Andre J.S. Richardson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02332 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 20, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur In January 2023, Richardson, then twenty years old, was communicating with a fourteen-year-old girl via social media. The two sent each …
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Neutral
── Edmarius Malik Oats v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-02309 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Bartholomew Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur On May 23, 2023, officers with the Columbus Police Department received a report of a drive-by shooting at Lincoln Park. Officer …
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Neutral
── Morgan Billieu v. Robert Reid Billieu ── Case No.: 25A-DC-02058 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Marion Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur Parents were married on June 23, 2019, and had Child in 2022. Parents separated in May 2023, and on August 26, 2024, …
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Neutral
── Michelle R. Frazier v. Jeffrey A. Childress ── Case No.: 25A-GV-01584 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Delaware Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur Jeffrey Childress (Father) is the biological and legal father of E.C. (Child), born in October 2018. Frazier is the mother of Child’s biological …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Michael Percifield v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01357 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Stephen Scheele County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Felix concur Percifield and A.P. met in 2020 and were later married. A.P. worked as an elementary school teacher in Martinsville. During the …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── Termination: P B v. Indiana Department of Child Services ── Case No.: 25A-JT-02153 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 18, 2026 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Vigo Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur Father and M.B. (“Mother”) 1 have one child together, Child, who was born September 12, 2023. While she was …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── J J v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-JV-02255 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Pyle concur On July 10, 2025, seventeen-year-old J.J. stole a vehicle. While fleeing police, J.J. crashed into three other vehicles but did not stop. …
Court Opinion
Neutral
── D W v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25S-JV-00190 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: July 23, 2025 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Marion Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed D.W., born in 2006, is the second oldest of six children born to Mother. Of those siblings, D.W.’s younger brother, A.O., was born in 2015. Sometime prior to March …