20 results for 'judge:"Riley"'.
J. Riley finds that the trial court properly held defendant in contempt and ordered her to serve 90 days in jail for lying three times in court about the existence and death of a child who did not exist, as the lies made it impossible for child services to determine if the child was real. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Riley, Filed On: April 24, 2024, Case #: 23A-JM-2671, Categories: Contempt, Family Law
J. Riley finds the trial court properly found for the paving contractor. The estate filed a wrongful death suit against the city and certain contractors after the deceased party was struck and killed by a vehicle within a sidewalk improvement project area that did not provide crosswalks. The estate's citing of a case wherein a motorist was killed when his vehicle encountered mud near a state bridge construction project does not support an existence of the contractor's duty of care. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Riley , Filed On: March 20, 2024, Case #: 23A-CT-950, Categories: Construction, Municipal Law, Wrongful Death
J. Riley finds that the trial court properly held that the zoning board used baseless conjecture to determine that a proposed drug treatment center posed dangers to nearby residents, who lived a half-mile away. Meanwhile, evidence does not indicate that the treatment center's need for an expanded parking lot poses a risk to the nearby agricultural area. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Riley, Filed On: February 21, 2024, Case #: 23A-MI-1733, Categories: Property, Zoning
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J. Riley finds a lower court ruled correctly in convicting defendant on drug charges. Defendant raised a number of issues with his conviction, including what he said was the court’s consideration of uncharged conduct and circumstantial evidence, but evidence of defendant’s drug-dealing was not “purely circumstantial,” and there was sufficient evidence to convict him regardless. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Riley, Filed On: November 22, 2023, Case #: 23A-CR-604, Categories: Drug Offender, Evidence, Fair Trial
J. Riley finds a lower court ruled correctly in terminating the parental rights of two parents. The parents argued the decision was “clearly erroneous,” but both parents have struggled with substance abuse, and children “cannot wait indefinitely for their parents to work toward preservation or reunification.” Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Riley, Filed On: November 22, 2023, Case #: 23A-JT-1076, Categories: Family Law, Guardianship
J. Riley finds a lower court ruled correctly in convicting defendant of murder and other charges. Defendant argued the lower court abused its discretion, including by allegedly failing to give proper jury instructions on lesser offenses, but he fails to present a “cogent argument.” Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Riley, Filed On: November 22, 2023, Case #: 23A-CR-518, Categories: Murder, Due Process
J. Riley finds that the trial court improperly ruled in a divorce action. Under the parties' settlement agreement, the husband did not have to disclose cryptocurrency transactions, and those assets are not subject to division. In addition, the husband failed to demonstrate he is entitled to attorney fees. Reversed in part.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Riley, Filed On: October 27, 2023, Case #: 22A-DR-2685, Categories: Family Law, Settlements, Attorney Fees
J. Riley finds that the trial court properly ruled in contract and construction claims because evidence does not indicate the subcontract prohibited recoverable damages for construction delays, and the work implicated in unjust enrichment claims had not been part of the relevant agreement. In addition, evidence does not indicate plaintiff attempted to hold defendant liable for the contractor's obligations. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Riley, Filed On: October 16, 2023, Case #: 23A-PL-633, Categories: Construction, Damages, Contract
J. Riley finds that defendants were properly convicted of intimidation based on evidence indicating defendants threatened the victim with excommunication from the church unless their names were removed a protective order. Meanwhile, defendants waived religious freedom claims by failing to raise such at trial. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Riley, Filed On: July 27, 2023, Case #: 22A-CR-2154, Categories: Criminal Procedure, Intent, Threats
J. Riley finds that the trial court should have dismissed negligence claims contending a school athletic trainer told plaintiff's daughter not to go to the hospital after she suffered head injuries while playing volleyball for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the case was not presented to the medical review panel before being filed with the trial court. Reversed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Riley, Filed On: June 14, 2023, Case #: 22A-CT-2929, Categories: Negligence, Jurisdiction
J. Riley finds that the trial court properly ruled in product liability claims brought after a power bank charging device caused a fire because evidence presented by the insurer did not demonstrate defendant was the domestic distributor of the charging device. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Riley, Filed On: June 9, 2023, Case #: 22A-CT-2699, Categories: Evidence, Product Liability