Judge Ruled Police Violated the Eighth Amendment When They Seized a Land Rover During a Drug Bust – Civil Forfeiture WTIU/WFIU News, Steve Burns reports: Judge Jeffrey D. Todd ruled police violated the Eighth Amendment when officers seized Tyson Timbs’ $35,000 Land Rover during a drug bust in May of 2013. The Eighth Amendment bars excessive… Read More
Posts Tagged With: Indiana Supreme Court
Removing a GPS Tracking Device Placed by Police is Not Theft
Court Says Removing a GPS Tracking Device Placed by Police is Not Theft The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that removing a GPS tracking device placed by police on a personal vehicle is not theft. Chief Justice Loretta Rust said “To find a fair probability of unauthorized control here, we would need to conclude the Hoosiers… Read More
Expungement Wait-time Case Sparks Confusion
Expungement Wait-time Case Sparks Confusion Among Members of the Indiana Supreme Court An expungement case came before the Indiana Supreme Court on oral argument yesterday, and it sparked confusion among the Justices. The issue before the Indiana Supreme Court is whether minor felonies reduced to misdemeanor convictions should trigger new five-year waiting periods for people… Read More
Trigger Date for Expungement Period Set for Oral Argument
Trigger Date for Criminal Expungement The trigger date for criminal expungement is one issue before the Indiana Supreme Court this week. The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a criminal expungement case that has previously divided the Indiana Court of Appeals. The case is about when the trigger date for five-year expungement waiting… Read More
