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Jackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715 (1972), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that determined a U.S. state violated due process by involuntarily committing a criminal defendant for an indefinite period of time solely on the basis of his permanent incompetency to stand trial on the charges filed against him.
Justice Rucker served as a Judge on the Indiana Court of Appeals, having been appointed to that position in 1991 by Indiana Governor Evan Bayh. He was the first African American to serve on the Indiana Court of Appeals and thus making him the first African American appellate judge in the State of Indiana.
The Indiana Supreme Court was established in 1816 when Indiana was granted statehood. The new Court replaced the General Court of the Indiana Territory, which consisted of a three-member panel. Housed in a three-room building it shared with the Indiana legislature, the Court held its first session in Corydon on May 5, 1817. Under the state ...
Charles Elbridge Cox (February 21, 1860 – February 3, 1936) was an American lawyer and judge who became the 55th justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, serving from 1911 to 1917.
— The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld a Richmond man's most recent convictions, including those for unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, possession of meth and ...
[2] For example, in Howard County, Indiana, with a population of less than 100,000, [3] the Circuit Court is a court of general jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases and exclusive jurisdiction over juvenile cases, [4] while the Superior Court 1 primarily hears criminal drug and domestic violence cases. [5]
A federal appeals court on Wednesday vacated the 14-year sentence of disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, who was convicted of swindling his clients, and ordered he be resentenced. Avenatti, who ...
A man found guilty but mentally ill in the killing of an Indianapolis police officer has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting his then-girlfriend but to time served for killing the ...