Oral Argument Webcasts: Week of March 9, 2009
Webcasts of Tuesday’s Indiana Supreme Court oral arguments are now available. Just click the links below: Alvey v. State Baker v. Tremco, Inc.
Read the full article >>Disciplinary: Indiana Supreme Court Issues 4 Disciplinary Opinions
On Wednesday, the Indiana Supreme Court issued four opinions involving judicial and attorney disciplinary proceedings. Judicial Discipline In In re Hawkins & Broyles, the Indiana Supreme Court concluded that Marion Superior Court Judge Grant W. Hawkins committed judicial conduct and suspended him for sixty days without pay. The misconduct charges against Judge Hawkins stemmed from a complaint filed by a Harold D. Buntin alleging that his post-conviction relief before Commissioner Nancy Broyles had been pending for nearly 22…
Read the full article >>Criminal: Seventh Circuit Concludes Death Row Inmate Entitled To Relitigate Mental Retardation Issue
On Wednesday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held in Allen v. Buss that, after 15 years of legal battles, a man sentenced to death in 1988 was entitled to a court hearing to determine whether he was mentally retarded and could not be executed. Following Allen’s sentencing in 1988, laws changed banning the execution of mentally retarded persons, but Allen’s requests for relief under those laws were repeatedly denied. In 1994, Indiana enacted…
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