As of this writing Curtis T. Hill, Jr. is midway though his 30-day disciplinary suspension from the practice of law. On June 18, 2020 he will be reinstated automatically to the practice of law. Presumably, he will resume on that date his role as the duly elected Attorney General of the State of Indiana. AG […]
Before May 18, 2020 the most recent insanity defense case in the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana (SCOTSI) was Barcroft v. State, 111 N.E.3d 997 (Ind. 2018). See the “Murder in Church” Featured Article posted December 11, 2018 in the Calumet Law Blog. Lori Barcroft was seen here as both evil and mentally […]
UPDATE: It was reported on or about May 31, 2023 that Tara Reade has “fled” to Russia where she is seeking a grant of citizenship. This circumstance is seen by the CLB to negatively impact Tara’s credibility. In 1993 while Joe Biden was a senator from Delaware, he had a staffer named Tara Reade. Tara […]
Say that you’re having a commercial building constructed and that you signed the builder’s form contract after negotiating no more than price. You were probably told that construction would take a certain amount of time, but deep in that contract there is most likely a “force majeure” clause excusing the builder for delays resulting from […]
UPDATE: Legal services became a little less essential with Exec. Order 20-18 effective April 7, 2020 and declaring that “face-to-face encounters” with clients should be postponed absent an adverse impact on the client’s financial or legal position. As the coronavirus threat intensifies it seems that governors everywhere are issuing “emergency” executive orders in response. Schools, […]
As of this writing I have heard of ten positive tests in Indiana for COVID-19. The ten were all outside the Calumet Region, but it is inevitable that Region dwellers will become afflicted. The cautious among us are already avoiding crowds. I would not attend an indoor sporting event with 15,000 or so others in […]
It was early October of 1975 after I had taken the Indiana Bar Exam in July. I was nearly 25, unemployed, and living in my parents’ home awaiting an envelope. The mail arrived with an envelope addressed to me that would dictate, in substantial part, my future being. I received that envelope with equal portions […]
UPDATE: See 2020 Appellate Case Notes (Graveyard Follies IV) for the Indiana Supreme Court split (3/2) per curiam decision reversing the COA and requiring the disinterment of the remains of Lowell Johnson. The initial “Graveyard Follies” review in the CLB came days after the November 23, 2016 COA Opinion in Salyer v. Washington Regular Baptist […]
This is the fourth CLB installment pertaining to convicted (but small-time) heroin dealer Tyson Timbs and his 2012 Land Rover. The first installment was an appellate case note on the October 20, 2016 COA affirmance (2/1) of the trial court’s holding against the state on its civil complaint for forfeiture of Timbs’ 2012 Land Rover […]
It was October 11, 2017 when I posted that featured article titled “Thoughts on the 25th Amendment.” The introductory paragraph noted the Mueller investigation and declared (in that context) that President Trump “will not be impeached.” Accordingly, the Article pertained to complaints that President Trump is unfit or unable to be President and should be […]