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Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 27, 2019
Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 27, 2019

The defendant, Whitcliffe McLeod, appeals his sentences for second degree murder and attempted second degree murder. The defendant argues the trial court abused its discretion in ordering the defendant to serve his sentences consecutively. Following our review, we affirm the judgments and sentence of the trial court.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 27, 2019

The State appeals from the trial court’s dismissal with prejudice of a two-count indictment against the Defendants, Rontavious S. Ferguson and Tramon T. Key, for attempted second-degree murder and attempted aggravated robbery. The State contends that it had discretion to nolle prosequi the charges and that dismissal without prejudice would not have placed the public interest at stake. After review, we affirm the dismissal of the indictment against the Defendants but remand to the Dyer County Circuit Court for entry of an amended order dismissing the case without prejudice.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 27, 2019

Following a trial, a Madison County jury convicted Defendant, Tony F. Boyle, of driving under the influence (DUI). The trial court imposed a sentence of eleven months and twenty-nine days, which was suspended to community corrections supervision following the service of thirty days in jail. On appeal, Defendant contends that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his conviction. Following a thorough review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 27, 2019

In this post-divorce action concerning modification of the father’s child support obligation, the trial court determined that a significant variance existed between the parties’ incomes at the time of the modification hearing and the amount of income the parties earned at the time of the divorce. The trial court modified the father’s child support obligation accordingly.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 25, 2019
Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 20, 2019

PER CURIAM. There are two sides to every story. Here, the two sides read like they come from different books. What really happened on the night Officers Daniel Babinec and Robert Atkinson seized Leticia Rudolph in her home for a psychiatric evaluation depends on whom you ask. As Rudolph tells it, the officers violated her rights by seizing and injuring her. As the officers tell it, they did what any reasonable officer would have done.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 20, 2019

HELENE N. WHITE, Circuit Judge. In this interlocutory appeal, Defendant-Appellant James Budzik seeks reversal of the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss based on qualified immunity. Plaintiff-Appellee Rebecca Buddenberg, formerly the fiscal coordinator for the Geauga County, Ohio, Health District, alleges that she was retaliated against by her supervisor for reporting ethical violations she observed. Budzik served as outside legal counsel for the Health District during the relevant time period, and allegedly facilitated and contributed to the acts of retaliation.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 20, 2019

A Cocke County Jury found Defendant, Missy Daniella Lane, guilty of reckless homicide. The trial court imposed a sentence of two years to be served in confinement.


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