Indiana Criminal Defense Lawyer

While many states have begun to let up on the “get tough on crime” attitude that has cost millions and done little to curb criminal behavior, Indiana continues to lock people up and throw away the key—and the budget reflects this. From 2000 to 2008 corrections costs rose 76% to $679 million. Within 10 years that cost is estimated to reach $1 billion if something isn’t done to curtail it. [read more...]

Police in Floyd County, working with the state police and U.S. Secret Service have arrested five people so far in a counterfeit ring responsible for making and passing thousands of dollars in fake cash. Members of the community are said to be surprised that three of the five arrested were passing the fake bills to businesses they frequented and people they knew personally. [read more...]

A 14 year old boy was viciously assaulted in what amounted to little more than a misunderstanding in 2005. The city of South Bend settled a lawsuit filed by the boy and his father for $150,000 this week, no doubt a drop in the bucket for the trauma suffered by this child. [read more...]

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels announced last week a move to study the current sentencing practices in his state. Such a review hasn’t been done since 1976. According to NWI.com, in those 34 years prison populations have grown from 7,500 to 29,000 in the Hoosier state. [read more...]

As a society we have a picture of what “theft” is. When you ask someone to picture a theft, they may see someone shoplifting or robbing someone else. Theft offenses are far more varied than that. [read more...]

According to a recent report from WNDU, the South Bend Area Crime Stoppers has played an instrumental role in the arrests of 57 suspects. The line allows for tipsters to make anonymous phone calls without fear of retribution. [read more...]

A graffiti artist known around Indy for his “CHOKE” tags is facing elevated charges after missing a court date. According to the Indy Star, the defendant was set to go to trial last Wednesday. When he missed, the prosecutor’s office immediately began looking at elevating his misdemeanor criminal mischief charges. [read more...]

A legislative study committee is prepared to analyze options for reform of Indiana’s sexting laws. The group will look into making teens sexting a juvenile offense, instead of a child pornography charge. [read more...]

Indiana’s Prosecution Assistance Unit operates out of the Securities Division and works to uncover white collar crime in our state. [read more...]

Graffiti is an eyesore and a crime. While you can be arrested for tagging someone else’s property, that property doesn’t always get cleaned up. In one of many efforts towards decreasing graffiti in the area, Indy is looking to pass its first graffiti ordinance. [read more...]