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Indiana Supreme Court Argument Preview: Week of April 27, 2009

By • Apr 29th, 2009 • Department: Litigation

At 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, the Indiana Supreme Court will hear argument in Lucio v. State.  Lucio is a direct appeal from a conviction How to make your ex want you back on two counts of murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder.  Lucio, who was sentenced to life without parole, is arguing that the trial court should have declared a mistrial after a State’s witness violated a motion in limine. zp8497586rq

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CHINS: Indiana Supreme Court Reverses Termination Of Incarcerated Mother's Rights

By • Apr 26th, 2009 • Department: Litigation

On Friday, April 24, the Indiana Supreme Court reviewed the involuntary termination of a mother’s parental rights while she was incarcerated.  The Court concluded that the evidence did not clearly and convincingly demonstrate that the incarcerated mother’s parental rights should be terminated, and reversed the judgment of the trial court. In Matter of G.Y., when the child, G.Y., was 20 months old, his mother was arrested and incarcerated for delivering cocaine to a police informant a year before…

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Oral Argument Webcasts: Week of April 20, 2009

By • Apr 24th, 2009 • Department: Litigation

Webcasts of this week’s oral arguments in the Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana Court of Appeals are now available on-line.  Just click the links below. Indiana Supreme Court Carter v. Indiana (see our preview of the argument

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